Opinion

By Ziva Shapiro I did not expect my yearlong teaching fellowship in Israel to coincide with a once-in-a-century global pandemic. But when the choice to...

By Avigayil Halpern Adapting Jewish rituals to fit our tech-dependent, socially distanced times has been a daunting task. These moves, from Zoom Sedarim to online...

By Arlene B. Holtz Holocaust education in public schools can have a precarious life in the best of times because the high school study of...

Remembering the Dead Over the course of months, we’ve heard 50,000 dead, 75,000 dead, 95,000 dead, and it is easy to become numb and indifferent...

By Saul AxelRod The COVID-19 virus has resulted in mortal hardships for countless people throughout the world. Not tragic, but also difficult, has been the...

By Jeremy Bannett and Shira Goodman Just two weeks ago, we marked the 75th anniversary of Germany’s surrender in World War II. Since then,...

Rep. Dush, Jewish Community: Poor Judgment All Around Rep. Cris Dush’s ill-advised remark to the House State Government Committee “claiming that Gov. Tom Wolf’s lack...

By Curt Schleier / JTA The first thing Jerry Stiller said to me when we met was a compliment. Several weeks earlier, I had interviewed him over...

By Elizabeth Soslau An educator asks: Where is the grace? “Stop the insanity!” shrieks the voice inside my head. The sound is painful, constant and deafening. I...

By Cyd B. Weissman Please join me in a Jewish communal shout-out to Ron Wolfson. Together: “You were right, and the coronavirus pandemic has proven it.” Normally...