The Poway shooting exposes the fractured state of our communal discourse
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Here’s what we know about the shooter who took the life of a worshipper at a San-Diego area Chabad and…
Opinion
The liberation fight for Soviet Jews was a miracle. Most of us didn’t know about it.
by Izabella Tabarovsky (JTA) — In 1989, as the Soviet bloc was falling apart at the seams, the sea parted for our family, and we,…
Is ‘goy’ a slur?
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — My seders, like most, drew to a close with the annual cringe-fest known as “Sh’foch Hamatcha,” in which everyone stands…
Notre-Dame will be rebuilt – but most European Jewish sites never will be
by Ruth Ellen Gruber BUDAPEST (JTA) – Architecture and built heritage can be powerful symbols. Notre-Dame de Paris is one of the most famous and familiar…
Putting inspiration and insight into action
By Rabbi Zolly Claman (April 2019) – We love moments of inspiration, don’t we? It makes us feel connected and warm. Every person has different…