What the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria means for Israel
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Syrian dictator Bashar Assad has fled the country and his government has fallen to rebels, a swift and stunning collapse…
Politics
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Honest to Goodness
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – A well-known platitude has it that “it’s a sin to tell a lie,” and many people seriously believe that the…
A conversation with Senator Daryl Fridhandler
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – “I’m so lucky. I didn’t know what I was getting into when I put my name forward, and I hit…
If Jewish unity means accepting bigotry and dehumanization, count me out
by Larry Yudelson (JTA) — Even before the results were known in this most divisive of campaigns, the push was on for the Jewish community…
Anxiety, concern and hope: How swing-state rabbis, and their communities, are reacting to Trump’s win
by Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — Prior to Election Day, Rabbi Abe Friedman shared that he has two rules for discussing politics from the pulpit: The…