Parshat Bo: Rome is always burning
By Rabbi Elizabeth Goldstein
Since I first read Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg’s “The Particulars of Rapture: Reflections on Exodus,” Parshat Bo reminds me of her phrases,...
Opinion | Packing our parents in cotton wool
By Audrey Glickman
My friend Joy mentioned the idiom of packing our parents in cotton wool to protect them and keep them alive longer —...
Opinion | Coughing and limping into 2022
By Hannah S. Pressman
Just when we thought, foolishly, that it was safe to go outside — our lives slowly restored to normal, masks discarded,...
Letters to the editor: Jan. 7
Our ancestors were murdered. That’s why I fight for Holocaust remembrance.
Regarding “My Jewish ancestors owned slaves. That's why I'm a rabbi for racial justice,”...
Plans to settle the Golan
In a move early last week that attracted very little international attention, Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced that his government plans to invest...
A challenge to Israel’s rabbinate
Israel is the homeland of the Jewish people. All Jews. But not all Jews have the same beliefs, observances and customs. It is not...
Opinion | Biden’s weak defense of democracy
By Clifford D. May
The Summit for Democracy upset China’s totalitarian rulers. That’s the most positive thing I can say about the two-day virtual conference...
Opinion | Israel and her neighbors
By William Z. Fox
What were the odds of Israel’s survival, living in a hostile neighborhood, when she accepted the United Nations partition plan in...
Parshat Shemot: Moses, the vigilante?
By Rabbi Debbie Reichmann
There is a special challenge in crafting a d’var Torah on parshat Shemot (Exodus 1:1-6:1). It is one of the most...
Opinion | Why aren’t American Jews talking more about student debt relief?
By Rabbi Emily Cohen
When I finished rabbinical school in 2018, I entered the “real world” with $40,000 in student loans. I acted fast, prioritizing...