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...
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...
Opinion | Israeli democracy needs no help
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...
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...
Opinion | What I tell my fellow progressives about Zionism
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
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...
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...
Opinion | California needs to pick Holocaust education or antisemitism
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...