Publisher's NoteReal TorahMy email inbox lit up just before Shabbat last week with Jewish news alerts, and again on Saturday night, barely after three stars were visible. Let’s do the second item first: Gabby Giffords, the heroic Jewish congresswoman from Arizona shot in the head by a deranged man a… |
Editor's NoteTies That UnbindFor all of the accomplishments that American Jewry and the State of Israel have jointly worked on since 1948, figuring out the essence of their relationship is not one of them. Indeed, the purposely amorphous term “Jewish state” remains even more problematic than in the state’s halcyon beginning, an… |
In My OpinionIsrael: An Endangered Democracy?One of the great ironies of the Arab Spring is that, with the elections in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco, the Arab world, however imperfectly and however haltingly, is moving toward democracy as Israel appears to be moving away from it. For a very long time, Israel was the… |
From This ViewEnd Death PenaltyAs leaders of a regional rabbinic association and a statewide civil rights organization, we represent two distinct communities — Jews and African-Americans — with strong histories of working together to end injustice. We share profound objections to Maryland’s continued use of the death penalty and call upon our… |
Letters to EditorPittsburgh NoticesIt’s always a good time to recognize the courage of those who come forward in action and mitzvot to help those who can’t help themselves. Thank you, Phil, for your article on Rebbetzin Weinberg. Many child sexual abuse survivors and advocates in Pittsburgh will soon have the chance… |
World OpinionChallenges Face Vatican’s Point Man For Jewish TiesCardinal Kurt Koch, the Vatican’s key representative to Jews, is making his first visit to New York, home to the largest Jewish community outside of Israel. The cardinal, appointed president of the Vatican’s Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews in 2010, has an opportunity, together with Jewish leaders,… |
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