Opinion | Can we safely have in-person seders?
By Dr. Itzhak Brook
Passover creates challenges for those who are looking forward to celebrating the seder in person with friends and family. The availability...
Opinion | I can’t fast for Jewish holidays without being reminded of diet culture
By Jillian Axelrod
At 10 years old, I decided it was time for me to start fasting on Yom Kippur. While most people don’t start...
Opinion | How we support educators through communities of practice
By Eli Bass
It has become cliche to say this is a year like no other, but for educators and school staff, this year continues...
Opinion | A light, and vaccines, unto the nations
By Eyal Zisser
The Arab press has highlighted two stories about Israel and the fight against the coronavirus. One was about the vaccines Israel reportedly...
Opinion | Let us sleep without fear
By Del. Jon S. Cardin
My wife and I go to sleep every night without the fear of being woken up by the sound of...
Parshat Tetzaveh: The rule of the 99
Rabbi Fabian Werbin
Among the kohen’s garments, there is one that always caught my attention: the choshen, or priestly breastplate. On it were attached...
Opinion | Our morals should compel us to take the COVID-19 vaccine
By Rabbi Yosie Levine
A poll released recently by Monmouth University showed that 24% of Americans likely will never get the COVID-19 vaccine if they can...
Opinion | The power of relationships
By Shelly Malis
I had no idea 17 years ago when I met Heather Harvison, founder and executive director of Sisters Circle, that my life...
Student opinion | Coming together over a love of Israel
How often do high school students have the opportunity to join hundreds of people who are passionate about the same things they are? This...
