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‘Embrace of the Jewish community’ helps during parent’s death

The phrase “the embrace of the Jewish community” has always sounded warm and fuzzy to me, and also a bit abstract. But when you personally feel that embrace, as I have recently, it can be … more

Guest columnists | 4/15/16

AIPAC, Trump and the perils of bipartisanship

JTA – I am trying to imagine a conversation between Donald Trump’s people and a delegation of Reform rabbis and lay leaders. Rabbi Jonah Pesner, the Reform movement’s man in … more

Guest columnists | 4/13/16

2016 AIPAC an experience

The AIPAC 2016 Policy Conference was my first. I was not sure what to expect other than knowing that the list of speakers read like a Who’s Who of the Washington, D.C., establishment, … more

Guest columnists | 4/13/16

Memorial Day more important than ever

In a recent article in the Atlantic Monthly titled “The Tragedy of the American Military,” author James Fallows discusses, among other topics, the “reverent but disengaged attitude [of the American public] toward the military.” Fallows … more

Guest columnists | 5/22/15

Will Vatican’s Palestine reference impact Jewish-Catholic ties?

WASHINGTON (JTA) – When considering the Vatican’s creep toward recognition of Palestinian statehood, think “Israel-Vatican” and not “Jewish-Catholic,” say Jewish officials involved in dialogue with the church. A May 13 … more

Guest columnists | 5/22/15

“Religious Freedom” may bode poorly for Jews

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a … more

Guest columnists | 4/23/15

Elections in Israel: Is Racism a Jewish Value?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory in the Israeli elections reinforced some deeply depressing trends in Israel. The concrete outcome of the Israeli election – what the ruling coalition will be – may be unclear for several weeks. … more

Guest columnists | 3/26/15

Recalibrate your compass before the Israeli elections

The compass is a tool known to us all. No navigator will go to any mission without it. It is a simple tool, yet far beyond our understanding.The needle always points toward the north – to the North Pole. The compass always knows where its … more

Guest columnists | 3/12/15

Candidates go head to head on Israel’s future – and in English, too

TEL AVIV (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Labor Chairman Isaac Herzog won’t be debating each other ahead of Israel’s March election, but English speakers in Tel Aviv who packed an event hall here got the next best thing: … more

Guest columnists | 2/13/15

Grieving for Jewish books

It was a most unusual place to grieve: the Dwares JCC, which is devoted to health, energy and strength. It was also a difficult way to grieve: amid shadows, silence and loneliness. When entering the JCC’s auditorium, I never anticipated … more

Guest columnists | 1/2/15