Opinion

Parshat Vayeshev: One person can make all the difference

By Rabbah Arlene Berger The pivotal moment in this week’s Torah portion is the meeting between Joseph and the man known as “ha-ish/the man,” who...
Rabbi Charles Arian

Opinion | Why would he go for a run on Yom Kippur?

By Rabbi Charles Arian The late Rabbi Richard Israel once published an essay that he later expanded into a book called “The Kosher Pig.” In...

Letters to the editor: Nov. 26

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Can’t deny the success The Abraham Accords are a monumental breakthrough in the 73-year conflict between the Islamic world and Israel (“Abraham Accords are ‘Much...

Democratic Socialist unrest 

When Jamaal Bowman ousted 16-term incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) in 2020, many in the pro-Israel community were worried. Engel was a power in...

Jewish children left behind

The Build Back Better bill, which passed the House on Friday, still has a long way to go before it can be enacted. It...
Boy putting on tefillin surrounded by antisemitic comments

Opinion | My son wasn’t surprised when antisemites attacked him on TikTok

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By Jessica Russak-Hoffman “Why does everybody hate us?” My son Izzy asked me this question after a man with a machete attacked Jews at a...
Dr. Sol Lizerbram

Opinion | Little Israel solves big environmental challenges

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By Dr. Sol Lizerbram People often ask me how Israel copes with climate change. Yet Israelis don’t look to cope; they look to solve. When...
Copenhagen, Denmark

Opinion | How moving to Denmark strengthened my Jewish identity

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Growing up, one of my favorite books was “Number the Stars,” Lois Lowry’s middle-grade novel about Denmark’s effort to smuggle its Jewish citizens to...
Rabbi Andy Gordon

Parshat Vayishlach: Wrestling ourselves

By Rabbi Andy Gordon Our ancestor Jacob, after decades away, has returned home. He learns that his brother Esau is about to meet him accompanied...
Michelle Talsma Everson

Opinion | Celebrating the light of my first Chanukah

By Michelle Talsma Everson A few weeks ago, a package arrived from my aunt. I opened it to find presents wrapped in light blue wrapping...