Parshat Ekev: A Relationship Should Not Be Based on Fear
The Reform theologian Jakob Josef Petuchowski once wrote the following about this week’s Torah portion: “A Jew reads the Torah not as one reads...
DNC Affirms Support for Israel
There were many items up for consideration when the Democratic National Committee’s platform committee held a virtual meeting last week to consider changes to...
Letters to the Editor: August 7
No Introspection Needed
The Times and The JT don’t need introspection (“Pot Calling the Kettle Black,” July 31).
Economic growth has been somewhat decent during Trump,...
Voices | For High Holidays, Do the Unexpected: Double Down
By David Suissa | JNS
With Jewish communal life turned upside down during these pandemic times, and the High Holidays fast approaching, the anxiety of...
Voices | The One-State Delusion
By Paul M. Schneider
Several commentators have proclaimed the Middle East peace process dead, and with it the possibility of a two-state solution. Some who...
Parshat Vaetchanan: The Shema’s Amazing Staying Power
By Rabbi James R. Michaels
“Shema Yisrael ...” Almost any Jew who hears these two Hebrew words knows that they mean: “Hear, O Israel!” And...
Who Invited the Feds?
What is the proper role of the federal government in local law enforcement activity? Two different programs being pursued by the Trump administration highlight...
A Fourth Israeli Election?
Since Israel’s emergency government was formed in May, the problems have only gotten worse. Last week, there was talk of another national election by...
Voices | Parents Face Impossible Choices. We Shouldn’t Face School-Shaming, Too.
By Melissa Henriquez | JTA
I’m dubbing “school shaming” the new Mommy War of 2020.
If you’re a parent of school-aged children and you’ve been on...
Letters to the Editor: July 31
The Peter Beinarts of the Past
So many times my family read the Times in our apartment home on Broadway (“Beinart v. Gordis: The Israel...
