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...
Opinion | A lesson on differences and inclusion
By Yael Zelinger
“Ouch!” yelled my 12-year-old son, Elijah, when he arrived home from camp after I gave him a big hug. He mumbled something...
Parshat Lech Lecha: Trust and healthy relationships
By Ben Wahlberg
In this week’s parshah, Lech Lecha, God tells Abraham and Sarah to go on a journey to the land of Canaan.
This really...
Letters to the editor: Oct. 15
Good news stories
I want to thank staff writer Jesse Berman for the wonderful article about Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah Hebrew Congregation’s rabbinic residency program...
A plan for Jewish security
In testimony this summer before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of...
Bahrain’s charm offensive
Much has been written about the political and emerging economic significance of the historic Abraham Accords. For the most part, the focus has been...
Opinion | The great replacement lie
By Solomon D. Stevens
When right-wing extremists marched in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017, I was a member of the synagogue that was threatened there. The...
Opinion | Is it ever OK to praise the ‘truth’ of an antisemitic blood...
By Jonathan S. Tobin
Does it matter if politicians let lies told by people they meet publicly go unanswered? That’s the question that many in...
Parshat Noach: Igniting sparks of righteousness
By Ariella Katcoff
The Torah says, “Noah was a righteous man; he was blameless in his age.” I started wondering what “being blameless in his...