A Tradition of Caring at Hillel Goes Way Back I am a University of Pennsylvania 1985 graduate and I was moved by Deborah Hirsch's cover story on Emery "Eliezer" Williams ("He's Found a Home at Hillel," Feb. 3). I recognized his picture immediately as someone who looked familiar even though I did not know him well. When I read that...
An Incomplete, Harmful Picture of a Serious Issue We write to express our disappointment with the Jewish Exponent's cover story on the decision by Beth David Reform Congregation to disinvite a Muslim speaker, Iftekhar Hussain ("Riding Rough Tide of Muslim Relations," Feb. 10). The article reported that the decision was related to the speaker's connection with CAIR, the Council on...
How About Vouchers to Cure Every Social Ill? I read in the arguments in the Jewish Exponent -- pro and con -- about school vouchers, and I am now convinced that we need them (Editorial & Opinions: "Will Vouchers Empower Parents and Students? Or Will They Limit Their Freedom of Choice?" Feb. 3). But why stop there? How about a...
Still a Lot of 'Gray' Areas to Performing in Israel I found the article on whether or not Macy Gray was going to perform in Israel quite insulting to her (News Brief: "Macy Gray to Play Israel as Planned," Jan. 27). Even though her fans on Facebook told Ms. Gray to boycott Israel, she still decided to perform there. Sharon...
We Need a Grassroots Movement for Judaism In the United States, Jews are outnumbered by Christians at a conservative ratio of 10:1 nationally. How is our culture supposed to keep up with the ever-expanding Christian society and not have our voices drowned out? We need a robust grassroots movement across the nation, and maybe even the world, to introduce people...