Jewish Federations Participate in Peace Process Briefing at the White House
The Jewish Federations were invited to participate in a small gathering of top Jewish communal leaders at the White House on August 8. At...
Busy year for Rabbi Weinblatt
Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, Congregation B’nai Tzedek’s spiritual leader, sat in his study on a warm early summer day. He had recently completed his duties...
The Kosher Machine
Kosher products started finding their way into the American marketplace around 1918, according to kosherquest.org. In 1924, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of...
‘You Start To Give Up’
Despite the fact that 85 percent of the Israeli population, according to a poll published by The Jerusalem Post, was opposed to Israel agreeing...
At Peace
Earlier this week, Palestinian and Israeli leaders met in Washington to launch a new round of peace negotiations.
There is a cynical and skeptical Palestinian...
‘If We Didn’t Do It …’
The July 26 editorial, “HIAS In Search Of A Mission,” spawned great debate in the Baltimore community — and a lot of upset. Why?...
Because We Are Jewish
The Torah reiterates, no less than 36 times, the commandment to love the stranger as ourselves, for we were once strangers in the land...
Inside The Mossad
Dan Raviv is a Washington, D.C.-based national correspondent for CBS and host of its “Weekend Roundup.” He is also known for co-authoring “Every Spy...
‘Some Were Neighbors’
A new story-based exhibition is open at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, allowing visitors to explore and think about the concepts of collaboration...
Unexpected Allies
If the composition of the American public in was in 2004 what it became in 2012, John Kerry would have been elected president.
According...