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…
Opinion
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…
The Yiddish Words I Missed After My Mother Died
By Belinda Brock (Kveller) – Several years after my mother died, I had a startling — yet so obvious — realization. Never again would I…
Yom Ha’atzmaut: A good time for a positive rethink on Israel Advocacy
By Steve McDonald When speaking to Jewish audiences about advocacy, I often refer to my own background as a Jewish convert in making the point…