Opinion | I hope we won’t let the hostage crisis erode in-person prayer even...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
Opinion | Schools must coexist with COVID
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
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...
Challenges to Israel’s government of change
Israel’s government of change is navigating a serious challenge to its fragile coalition. Since the state’s founding, Israel has tried to settle its nomadic...