Opinion

Parshat Mishpatim: Don’t take the easy way out

By Rabbi Michael Werbow Sometimes something is too good to be true. When something is too easy we may not value it as we should....
A view of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue

Opinion | I hope we won’t let the hostage crisis erode in-person prayer even...

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By Raphael Magarik The Jan. 15 hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, has inspired many fears: that there will be more violence...
Arnold Clevs

Opinion | The gift of home

By Arnold Clevs Before World War II, I lived in Kovno, Lithuania, with my parents and my sister. We lived a comfortable life. We went on...

Letters to the editor: Jan. 28

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Jan. 6 hypocrisy In the Jan. 14 article, “In online event, lawmakers reflect on Jan. 6 riot,” anyone with an ounce of rational thought should...

Misusing the moniker of ‘Torah Values’

There was something unsettling last week, when a group of non-Jewish members of Congress and a Canadian rabbi announced with great fanfare the formation...

Lessons of Colleyville

Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, is a hero. He is also a mensch. He is the welcoming rabbi who...
Rabbi Danny Schiff

Opinion | The Colleyville context

By Rabbi Danny Schiff Another shattering Shabbat. Another sanctuary violated. Another assault on Jews and everything we represent. For us, an attack on a synagogue is...
Rabbi James R. Michaels

Parshat Yitro: What did we hear at Sinai?

By Rabbi James R. Michaels Yitro contains the dramatic description of the revelation of the Torah at Mount Sinai. The words used to describe the...
Dan Schnur

Opinion | Schools must coexist with COVID

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By Dan Schnur I am tired of COVID-19. I know you are too. But here we are, dealing with a fourth wave of coronavirus. At least...

Letters to the editor: Jan. 21

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Caring for elderly parents Audrey Glickman’s article about adult children overtaking care of their elderly parents when the parent is not consulted or it is...