Opinion | Artificial reefs: For nature and peace
By Paul Driessen
The husband-wife team of Ben Gurion University marine biologists Nadav Shashar and Jenny Tynyakov is on a mission. They’re spearheading an unusual...
Opinion | Here’s a (Jewish) way to redirect your pandemic despair into purposeful living
By Alan Kadish and Michael Shmidman
This last year of pandemic living has not been easy. Over 500,000 Americans have died, including countless members of our...
Parshat Tazria-Metzorah: Why we blame those who are victims of random events
By Clifford S. Fishman
Leviticus chapter 13 contains a 44-verse recitation of the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of a skin condition — tzara’at — that...
Opinion | A tribute to the bereaved parents of unsung fallen Israelis
By Ruthie Blum
When Israel enters the 24-hour period that marks Yom HaZikaron, the country turns its attention to individual stories of heroism and bereavement....
Opinion | What the Palestinian Authority elections don’t mean
By Solomon D. Stevens
If they are not canceled again, elections will be held in the West Bank and Gaza for the first time in...
Letters to the editor: April 16
Jordanian was the aggressor
Your March 26 editorial “Don’t Forget Jordan” called on the Israeli and American governments to do something to make up for...
Manchin in the middle
Six months ago, it would have been difficult to imagine that a United States senator serving in just his second term, from a state...
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....
