Opinion: What Jewish law really says about abortion
by Ephraim Sherman (JTA) – Alabama and Georgia have passed laws recently that limit or forbid abortions in unprecedented ways, joining a growing number of states that…
Opinion
What did Rashida Tlaib say about the Holocaust? It’s probably not what you think.
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Republican lawmakers like Rep. Lee Zeldin were criticized, deservedly, for distorting Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s comments about the Holocaust by suggesting…
What not to say to someone who has become more religious
by No’a L. Bat Miri This story originally appeared on Alma. The Jewish community, religious and otherwise, has a reputation for constantly dissecting and questioning…
Back-to-back Israeli holidays are exhausting – and emotionally manipulative
by Elana Sztokman TEL AVIV (JTA) — Wednesday night (May 8) was one of the hardest nights on the Israeli calendar. In that hazy space…
In the wake of another deadly synagogue shooting, we need Holocaust education more than ever
by Janice Weinman, Ellen Hershkin (JTA) — On the Shabbat morning of April 27, Hadassah member Lori Gilbert-Kaye was murdered while celebrating Passover at the Chabad…