Have you ever felt judged for how you celebrate Judaism?
Thoughtful opinions and civil discourse have a home here
Newspapers have always been a place where community gathers – a town square of sorts. They are a place where people learn what is happening, hear the opinions of their neighbors, celebrate joys and recount tragedies.
Doing our part to ensure that freedom continues
The first Pesach seder is on April 8 this year. It is traditionally spent with family and friends. Some congregations celebrate the first or second seder as a community. This year, the COVID-19 …
The hidden meaning of Purim
Redeeming the bones of Joseph
Blessings are central to our traditions
We are down, but not out
Last month, when I started my column by asking if spring would ever be the same, I had no way of knowing what that question would come to mean. When we started to put together last month’s …
Will spring be the same this year?
Do you remember?
A new decade is cause for reflection
Many opportunities for civil discourse
In our chemically altered landscape, signs of Eden
“Privilege.” What does it mean? The help at Frenchman’s Creek – a manicured and gated community in Florida’s Palm Beach – come from such …
Double standard? West Bank controversy continued
With respect to the most recent letters regarding the “West Bank Controversy,” I would respectfully add the following. Dr. Tannenwald has a history in writings and podcasts of giving …
West Bank controversy
In his defense of the legality of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, Stephen Snow (December 2019) parrots Israeli government talking points. Snow is entitled to share the Israeli …
A R.I. claim to fame: The Third Seder and The Passover Journal
Histadrut, the Israeli labor organization, was founded in December 1920 at Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa. It brought smaller unions together under one umbrella covering all Jewish workers in Mandatory Palestine.
So many wonderful memories in my personal history …
An unsung American journalist is Righteous Among the Nations
Purim – how sweet it is!
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