Sadness in Surfside
The enormity of the tragic loss of lives and property in the haunting collapse of the 13-story Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Fla.,...
Ilhan Omar is a blight on the Democratic Party
We have had enough of the self-righteous, ill-informed and antisemitic rhetoric of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Democratic leadership in Congress needs to take meaningful...
The uncertain future of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs
For almost 80 years, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) has been an independent community relations umbrella organization committed to the development of...
Reuven Rivlin: Honor and dignity in office
As Israel’s 10th president, Reuven Rivlin operated with a steady and comforting hand. So it is with sadness that we prepare for him to...
Parshat Pinchas: The encore of Serach bat Asher
By Rabbi James Michaels
There are some people whom you might meet only once or twice, yet you never forget them. Serach bat Asher is...
Opinion | Surfside tragedy recalls South Florida’s long hold on the Jewish imagination and...
By Thane Rosenbaum
Until a 13-story building inexplicably collapsed in the middle of the night, placing the whereabouts and lives of 159 residents in doubt,...
Letters to the editor: July 2
Playing both sides
I congratulate the editorial staff for trying to play both sides of the political spectrum in the same issue, actually the same...
Opinion | When it comes to anti-Israel attacks on Jews, it’s time to name...
By Gil Troy
The COVID-19 epidemic proves you cannot just treat a plague’s symptoms – you must root it out. Yet as incidents of Jew-bullying...
Parshat Balak: What we can learn from the donkey
By Rabbi Daniel Plotkin
Parshat Balak is an unusual portion for several reasons. Most unusual is that the parshah contains a talking animal, one of...
Opinion | Most Jews won’t set foot in a synagogue. That’s why rabbis need...
By Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein
On March 13, nearly a year to the day after Temple Beth El of Charlotte, North Carolina, closed due to...