Op-Ed: On Shavuot, remember that Ruth was a poor immigrant
By Ruhi Sophia Motzkin Rubenstein EUGENE, Oregon (JTA) — A destitute widowed immigrant does what it takes to scrape by so she and her aging mother-in-law…
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op/ed: Benjamin Netanyahu had a very, very good week
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) – On Sunday May 6, Benjamin Netanyahu began his week by meeting his Cypriote and Greek counterparts to finalize the commercial export to Europe…
op/ed: Why Israel is investing in Diaspora Jewish education
By Naftali Bennett JERUSALEM (JTA) — For decades, world Jewry helped Israel. Organizations gathered and sent funds to the feeble, small state; our Air Force…
Op-ed: Israeli and Diaspora Jews are siblings living in very different homes
By Avital Hochstein JERUSALEM (JTA) — Rabbi Donniel Hartman, who lives in Jerusalem yet works regularly in North America, likens Diaspora Jews to grown children who…
Why Democrats sat on their hands when Donald Trump celebrated recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel made it into his State of the Union speech. “Last month,…