Toward Palestinian aid with purpose
The Biden administration’s decision to resume financial assistance to the Palestinians is a sound humanitarian move. It is important for America to reaffirm its...
Opinion | Global freedom on the decline
By Ben Cohen
Passover is a celebration of freedom, but its underlying story is a salutary reminder that freedom is a fragile thing and that...
Israel @ 73
It has been 73 years since the state of Israel made its historic declaration of independence to establish a homeland for the Jewish people....
A grab bag of necessities
President Joe Biden’s transformational infrastructure proposal brings to mind the Talmudic idiom, “If you grab for too much, you’ll get nothing.” The $2 trillion...
Letters to the editor: April 9
Shoutout to the Weinbergs
Thank you for the comprehensive cover story about the 33rd annual William and Irene Weinberg Family Baltimore Jewish Film Festival (“Baltimore...
Opinion | Art of our soul
By Alli Fisher
As Jewish individuals, it is our mission in this world to act in the way of Hashem. Hashem is the ultimate artist...
Parshat Shmini: Mourning in unusual circumstances
By Rabbi Daniel Plotkin
Parshat Shmini, unusual for a portion in Leviticus, begins with a narrative section. The Tabernacle is dedicated, and Aaron and his...
Opinion | What it’s like to celebrate Passover in prison
By Christopher Blackwell
Over the past few years, I have been honored and blessed to experience — with good friends — some Jewish traditions and...
Opinion | Jews vanish from Iraq, but still have no closure
By Lyn Julius
The oldest Jewish Diaspora in the world, that of Iraq, edged closer to extinction on March 15, with the death of 61-year-old...
Maryland’s nonpublic schools need nurses, too
By Yehuda Neuberger, Jerry Wolasky, Karen Paiken Barall, Aryeh Gross, Yanky Statman, Sam Melamed and Edwin Zaghi
It’s the middle of a busy day when...