Book Review by Rabbi Rachel Esserman: The joys and frustrations of being a parent
By: Rabbi Rachel Esserman (JTA coop) – If you search for “parenting books” on Amazon.com, 186,916 book suggestions appear. The works range from those that…
Opinion
op/ed: How Elie Wiesel inspired the Free Soviet Jewry movement
By Glenn Richter (JTA) — On my bookshelves there are two rows of volumes on the Soviet Jewry movement. Squeezed in among the tomes is…
Blog: Why not Al Franken? Some think the senator and former comic could be Hillary’s VP
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Last week Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said that if Hillary Clinton asked him to be her running mate, he’d take…
op/ed: Why Jewish moms are celebrating with Hillary
By Margot Slade NEW YORK (JTA) — It happened all at once and not to me alone. There was Hillary Clinton, in her June 7 victory…
A Powerful Letter from an Orlando Mom & Rabbi About the Orlando Shooting
By Sharon Barr Skolnik (Kveller via JTA) — My dear innocent child, Something terrible happened. A very bad man took a gun and went into…