As the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, I can’t stay silent about Islamophobia
By Wendy Wisner (Kveller via JTA) — When I was growing up, my father’s parents lived half a world away in Israel. I only met…
Opinion
Rabbi Daniel Friedman: Mourning Terror in Israel and France
by Rabbi Daniel Friedman (Edmonton) – The recent attacks in Paris were ferocious. We join the world in mourning the loss of life and praying…
Op-Ed: Israel must act now to preserve the two-state solution
By Susie Gelman WASHINGTON (JTA) – If Israel does not take steps now to preserve the option of two states and secure its own destiny…
Op-Ed: Why Conservative Judaism should accept patrilineal Jews
By Charles Simon NEW YORK (JTA) – There’s a lot to celebrate in the Conservative movement, despite the news about our shrinking numbers. Our rabbis…
Intel changes, public awareness needed to prevent Paris-like attack in North America
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — The series of terrorist attacks that killed at least 129 in Paris pose a couple of major challenges for the United…