Opinion | America’s small revolution
By Del. Jon S. Cardin
America is currently in the midst of a nearly silent but quite concerning social revolution. I say silent, not because...
Parshat Ki Tisa | Moses the ideal leader
By Rabbi Alan Iser
In this week’s Torah portion, God threatens to destroy the entire nation of Israel for the sin of worshipping the Golden...
Opinion | Israel advocacy, from Dreyfus to Amnesty
By Asher Stern
J’Accuse…!, written more than 100 years ago during the Dreyfus Affair, may well have been published in 2022, just repackaged as Amnesty...
Letters to the editor: Feb. 18
Addressing social justice through education
Ever since reading your issue with “social justice” on the cover, I have been thinking about just how do I...
Should the Diaspora ban Bezalel Smotrich?
The ancient Jewish practice of cherem, variously described as “ban,” “separation from the Jewish community” and “excommunication,” is rarely invoked today. But just last...
Donna Edwards is back
Donna Edwards was the congresswoman for Maryland’s 4th District from 2008 to 2016. She left her seat to challenge Chris Van Hollen in the...
Opinion | When I recall my father Elie Wiesel, my shame about these Olympics...
By Elisha Wiesel
Earlier this month, on Feb. 4, my world was shaken. It hit me, as though it were a fresh wound: My father,...
Parshat Tetzaveh: Why is God asking for olive oil?
By Rabbi Lia Bass
Parshah Tetzaveh begins with God saying to Moses, “As for you, command the children of Israel to bring you pure oil...
Letters to the editor: Feb. 11
Whoopi Goldberg got it very wrong
Imagine the dismay, hurt and fear Jewish people across America felt when we saw Whoopi Goldberg commenting on the...
The real losers of gerrymandering
Last month, in partial response to newly published 2020 census data, Maryland’s state legislators approved a redistricting plan. Democrats, who make up the majority,...
