Opinion

Getting on the ‘deconfliction’ train

The latest joint project announced by Israel and the United Arab Emirates is a space mission to the moon that will, among other things,...

The dark shadow of Sunrise DC

Progressives were already struggling to get out from under the cloud of high- profile extremists within their ranks who rail against the Jewish state....
Marc Terrill

Opinion | Three years ago, Tree of Life was just the beginning

By Marc B. Terrill There are days that are forever etched in your psyche and that affect your sense of well-being. Three years ago —...
MaNishtana

Opinion | The ‘Jewface’ debate betrays an Ashkenazi bias

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By MaNishtana Actress and comedian Sarah Silverman, in comments on her Sept. 30 podcast, railed against the practice of casting non-Jews as Jewish characters in TV...
Ben Abrams and Ava Blockston

Parshat Vayera

Practicing hospitality By Ben Abrams In my Torah portion, Vayera, Avraham is visited by three guests. Tradition says that Avraham’s tent in the desert was always...

Letters to the editor: Oct. 22

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Additional recognition Thank you for the article about the Howard County Jewish history project, “Telling the story of Columbia Jewry: Karen Falk,” from Oct. 8....

What is cholent?

About 10 million people tune in to “Jeopardy!” every week. The game show has a reputation for being brainy, but comfortably mainstream. But last...

A Human Rights Council redux

In 2018, the United States withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council (“HRC”) because, as then-UN ambassador Nikki Haley put it, “our commitment...
Colin Powell

Remembering Colin Powell

By Dov S. Zakheim I met Colin Powell, who died on Monday at age 84, when he succeeded Maj. Gen. Carl Smith as Secretary of...
Lt. Col. Yochai Guiski

Opinion | China now holds the keys to an Iran nuclear deal

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By Lt. Col. Yochai Guiski Iran has come to the conclusion that a deal with the United States and Europe over its nuclear capabilities no...