Opinion | Jews vanish from Iraq, but still have no closure
By Lyn Julius
The oldest Jewish Diaspora in the world, that of Iraq, edged closer to extinction on March 15, with the death of 61-year-old...
Maryland’s nonpublic schools need nurses, too
By Yehuda Neuberger, Jerry Wolasky, Karen Paiken Barall, Aryeh Gross, Yanky Statman, Sam Melamed and Edwin Zaghi
It’s the middle of a busy day when...
Opinion | Ignore Jonathan Pollard’s terrible advice
By Jonathan S. Tobin
It was probably inevitable that we hadn’t heard the last of Jonathan Pollard. When the convicted spy landed in Israel last...
Opinion | We must ensure that Asian Americans are heard
By Dylan Adelman and Shira Loewenberg
One year ago, we addressed Jewish concerns and response to the violence and xenophobia directed at Asian Americans at...
Opinion | The president has it all wrong on Iran
By Benjamin Weil
In recent weeks, the breaking news notifications on my cellphone have switched from reports about the next Muslim or Arab country to...
Opinion | Our democracy is in peril
By Michael Gelman
The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy. Yet in 2021, we have a fundamental disagreement about whether democracy is good...
Opinion | Our German-made Passover seder plates
By Mendel Horowitz
Storytelling is a central feature of the Passover holiday. The imperative for Jews to retell our history ensures that our children will...
Student opinion: What it means to advocate for inclusion
By Sarah Javaherforoush
Recently I attended an inclusion training program hosted by Yachad, an international organization for Jewish people with disabilities. We discussed what the...
Opinion | How a notary came to gift books to children
By Julia Bailey
I applied to be a notary about seven years ago, when I returned to Baltimore. I lived here when I was attending...
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...
