Parshat Vaetchanan: The real mezuzah
By Rabbi Nochum Katsenelenbogen
Queen Elizabeth II has a mezuzah in her bedroom. There is a mezuzah on the entry to the White House. There’s...
Opinion | The ‘not enough fear’ rally
By Mitchell Bard
For months, Jews have been talking about the upsurge in antisemitism; polls have indicated American Jews are experiencing unprecedented levels of antisemitism...
Opinion | Banning critical race theory will gut the teaching of Jewish history
By Henry Abramson
Anyone teaching the past by skipping over the unpleasant parts isn’t teaching history. They are engaged in propaganda.
Jewish tradition understands this: Refusing...
Letters to the editor: July 23
Speaking out against antisemitism
I am very proud of the Baltimore Zionist District and StandWithUs for their leadership in speaking out against antisemitism and anti-Israel...
Vaccines save lives
We have come a very long way in the 17 months since COVID took over our lives. We have moved from fear, confusion, isolation,...
Shrink the conflict
Let’s be clear: Israel is not an apartheid state. And Israel is not committing genocide on the Palestinians. Nonetheless, a recent survey commissioned by...
Opinion | Jewish spaces should keep the resources offered during the pandemic — it’s...
By Shelly Jay Shore
With 46% of Americans fully vaccinated, trials for children under 12 in progress and a population eager to put the last...
Opinion | What we can learn from Jabotinsky Day
By Solomon D. Stevens
Jabotinsky Day is celebrated as a national holiday in Israel on the 29th of Tammuz, which was July 9 this year....
An unexpected U.N. turn toward Israel
Since the historic founding of the state of Israel more than 73 years ago, the United Nations General Assembly has passed hundreds of resolutions...
The big tent of ‘No Fear’
Sunday’s “No Fear: A Rally in Solidarity with the Jewish People” at the National Mall was a welcome communal reaction to the disturbing rise...