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Recently , teachers and authors who are participating at the 2024 NCTE (National Council for Teachers of English) convention in Boston issued a petition to prevent CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy in … more

Letters to the editor | 12/8/24

Yiskor can wait

At my schul’s Yom Kippur services, our fantastic Rabbi Avi Perets cautioned those with living parents to NOT leave before the traditional Yiskor commemoration. Recognizing the Oct. 7 massacre … more

Letters to the editor | 11/3/24

I’m standing up

If not now , then when? I cannot stand by any longer hoping someone else will stand up for Israel. At recent rallies I have attended, Pro-Israel groups are always outnumbered by Pro-Palestinian … more

Letters to the editor | 9/6/24

Remember your values

All of us have been rightly shaken by what has happened on college campuses and by the way that some in progressive circles who we have faithfully supported have embraced a false and hateful … more

Letters to the editor | 9/6/24

Significance of Chevra Kadisha

In response to the article in last month’s edition, I would like to offer some insights from my participation in the RI Chevra Kadisha (the “Chevra”), of which I have been a member … more

Letters to the editor | 8/2/24

How is Zionism taught?

It was with profound sadness that I read the opinion piece in the July (2024) edition titled “We need to speak with candor.” The writer tells us that his children “feel … more

Letters to the editor | 8/2/24

Jewish American Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month , celebrated in May, is meant to highlight Jewish history and connections with America. Jewish history in the United States traces its origins to 1492 Spain, when … more

Letters to the editor | 6/7/24

Disputing the professor

Professor Nina Tannenwald consistently finds ways to criticize Israel. As soon as I see her name in the byline [March 2024], I know it will be a hit piece. Israel is in a dangerous neighborhood. The … more

Letters to the editor | 4/5/24

Disapproval not our role

I am dismayed by Rabbi Rosenberg’s disapproving tone [March 2024] when he speaks of Israel’s retaliation in the Israel-Hamas war. How can American Jews feel justified in … more

Letters to the editor | 4/5/24

A different reality

To read Nina Tannenwald’s piece “ ‘Israelism’ explores the disillusionment of American Jews,” [March 2024] is to suffer the horror of art being used to debase the soul. … more

Letters to the editor | 4/5/24