Opinion | Shaming women who have abortions is not a Jewish ethic
By Daphne Lazar Price
I have long been a keeper of women’s stories, many of which relate to fertility and reproductive choices, experiences generally shrouded...
Opinion | The pressure to pray
By Toby Tabachnick
Last month, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, a case involving an assistant high school football...
Letters to the editor: July 15
Memories of the White House
Jesse Berman excellently reported the Camp Airy June 29 fire through individual memories of the White House dining hall (“Fire...
Johnson gets the boot
Three years ago, many British Jewish voters were in a quandary as they evaluated their political choices in advance of parliamentary elections. The Labour...
Prime Minister Lapid
When Yair Lapid became the caretaker prime minister of Israel on July 1 — a position he will hold at least until the next...
Opinion | Banning anti-Zionism: Feasible? Desirable?
By Ben Cohen
One of the main differences between the American and European systems of democratic government is the absence, on the other side of...
Letters to the editor: July 8
America’s original sin
Jeff Knisbacher makes some good points about critical race theory, but his argument about the universality of slavery misses the most important...
Opinion | How voluntary were those voluntary prayers?
Rabbi Charles Arian
Twenty-five years ago, I spent almost a year living and teaching at a Trappist monastery. I got to know the brothers quite...
Parshat Korach: Resolving disagreements
Rabbi Tyler Dratch
Parshat Korach includes the most satisfying account of divine justice in the entire Torah. Korach assembles a group of 250 leaders who...
Letters to the editor: July 1
Affecting positive change
As I check on my sleeping children each night before heading to bed, I remind myself of the often-times dangerous and scary...