Opinion | Orthodox reaction to Chaim Walder allegations must become the norm
By Asher Lovy
Allegations of child sexual abuse against Chaim Walder, the author of children’s books beloved in the haredi Orthodox market, and the uncharacteristically...
Opinion | What my research reveals about gift giving
By Deborah Y. Cohn
Since my daughters were little, the family Chanukah ritual has been for each to unwrap one gift each night of the...
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...
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
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...
Opinion | My son wasn’t surprised when antisemites attacked him on TikTok
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...
Opinion | Little Israel solves big environmental challenges
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...
Opinion | How moving to Denmark strengthened my Jewish identity
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...
