Opinion

Mounting challenges for the Democratic Party

It is not unusual for the political party of a newly elected president to suffer losses in the midterm elections two years after winning...
Rabbi Marc Israel

Parshat Toldot: How to differentiate between facts and beliefs

By Rabbi Marc Israel Tthe book of Genesis is written as mythology, so we should not focus solely on its historicity. Its characters may be...
Dan Schueftan

Opinion | Israeli democracy needs no help

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By Dan Schueftan Israeli journalist and my friend Yaron London recently presented me with a challenge: “With the same determination and integrity that characterizes your...
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Opinion | Sally Rooney, BDS and the power of translation

By Joe Lockard Bestselling Irish novelist Sally Rooney has joined the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement by refusing an offer from Israel’s Modan publishing house...
Oren Jacobson

Opinion | What I tell my fellow progressives about Zionism

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By Oren Jacobson I’ve spent most of the last decade focused on grassroots organizing and capacity building inside the American progressive movement. I’ve proudly helped...

The succession soap opera at Park East Synagogue

Most leaders understand the importance of succession planning. Thoughtful cultivation of succession helps assure continuity and affords the successor time to learn the intricacies...

Shining a light on survey practices

Antisemitism was the focus of two national surveys released last week. The first was by the American Jewish Committee and the second by Hillel...

Letters to the editor: Nov. 5

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Add the Unite the Right rally to the list Surely to be added to Jeff Knisbacher’s list of former President Donald Trump’s “important accomplishments” is...
Dylan Brown

Parshat Chayei Sarah: The value of patience

By Dylan Brown This week we are reading Chayei Sarah. This parshah is about how Sarah dies and Isaac needs to find a wife and...
Laurie Cardoza-Moore

Opinion | California needs to pick Holocaust education or antisemitism

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By Laurie Cardoza-Moore California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced the formation in his state, and allocation of millions of dollars, toward the Governor’s Council on...