Missing the reality
February 8, 2012
Anyone who purports to have the “right” solution to containing a nuclear Iran is either lying or delusional. Read More
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Faith in action
February 1, 2012
Tu B’Shevat, the New Year for the Trees, is a holiday of renewal. It celebrates the return of fertility after a dormant season (in Israel, anyway), as well our renewal of commitments to God. Read More
‘First’ things
January 25, 2012
If you are late to the controversy surrounding the Center for American Progress, you’ll need more than this space to catch up. In short, the think tank said to be “closely aligned with the White House” has been under fire for some tweets by staffers that critics suggest reveal an anti-Israel bias and worse. Read More
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Subjects to debate
January 17, 2012
Judaism loves a good argument, but not just any argument. As the Mishna teaches, “Every argument for the sake of heaven will in the end be of permanent value, but every argument not for the sake of heaven will not endure.” Read More
‘Equality of opportunity’
January 11, 2012
Martin Luther King’s dream did not begin and end with the battle against racial bigotry. He embraced a wider vision of equality that included families of all colors and creeds. Read More
After the war
January 4, 2012
As promised by President Obama, last month saw the pullout of the last U.S. troops from Iraq. The war ended not with a flourish, but with what seemed almost like a shrug. Read More
‘To all its inhabitants’
December 28, 2011
There are at least three ways to look at Israel’s burgeoning religious crisis — two that are harmful and one that is useful. Read More
A hole in the safety net
December 21, 2011
Local nursing homes and agencies that care for the aged were chilled this summer when the Christie administration proposed to restructure the state’s Medicaid program and cut more than $300 million to help close a deficit. Read More
Facts on the ground
December 14, 2011
If we are to take Newt Gingrich seriously as a presidential contender, he will have to demonstrate that he understands why his remark that the Palestinians are an “invented” people was insulting and counterproductive. Read More
Rutgers vs. ZOA
December 7, 2011
Since October, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has been probing a complaint by the Zionist Organization of America that, among other charges, officials at Rutgers University have been lax in pursuing reports of anti-Semitic intimidation of a pro-Israel student. Read More
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