JTA blog: On hot Yom Kippur, Israel’s Jews and Arabs kept their cool
By Ben Sales (JTA) — It could have been a fraught coincidence, especially on a 90-degree day with conflict still simmering in Jerusalem over access…
International
Op-Ed: Why Jewish educators need to teach the Palestinian perspective
By Laurie Zimmerman (JTA) — As the new school year gets underway, Jewish educators are making decisions regarding how best to teach about Israel and…
Op-Ed: Why Pope Francis has given religion a good name again
By Rabbi Rick Jacobs NEW YORK (JTA) — This was a momentous week — not only because it is Judaism’s most sacred season, but also because as…
Survey shows broad dissatisfaction with Israeli religious policy
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — Secular and haredi Orthodox Israelis differ on many things, but there’s one thing both sides agree on: When it…
Violence has spiked in Jerusalem — here’s why
By Ben Sales Sept. 21, 2015 TEL AVIV (JTA) — For Israelis, the Ten Days of Repentance from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur have turned…