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....
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 —...
Opinion | The ‘Jewface’ debate betrays an Ashkenazi bias
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...
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
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...
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...
Opinion | China now holds the keys to an Iran nuclear deal
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...