Why progressive Jews mustn’t give up on Zionism
By Gideon Aronoff, Ken Bob, Josh Weinberg and John Rosove NEW YORK (JTA) — As progressive American Zionists, we take seriously the critique of Israel…
Opinion
op/ed: Raising the minimum wage will help hard working Albertans
by David Shepherd, MLA Edmonton-Centre (July 7, 2016) – Sometimes when I talk to people, they’re surprised at the number of different jobs I held…
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…
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…