This rabbi has seen the future, and it sounds like Clubhouse
By Rabbi Wendy Pein
“A Chabad rabbi and Reform rabbi walk into a club” sounds like the beginning of an old, tired Jewish joke. Yet...
A moonlit morning & gentle possibilities for freedom — a poetic approach
By Rabbi Daria Jacobs-Velde
Special to WJW
Passover begins on Saturday at sunset.
Day 1
I awoke early this morning. My body contemplated the possibility of returning to...
It is time for voting rights compromise
The underlying intent of the For the People Act, also known as H.R. 1, which was introduced by Maryland Democratic Congressman John Sarbanes, is...
Jewish War Veterans at 125
It was on March 15, 1896, on a cold day in New York City, that 63 Jewish veterans of the Civil War gathered to...
Letters | March 17, 2021
Missing headline
Sonny Taragin (“The letter of the Oslo agreements,” letters, March 11) is off base. He contends that “based on the Oslo agreements, the...
We can and must fight voter suppression
By Michael Gelman
The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy. Yet in 2021, we have a fundamental disagreement about whether democracy is good...
Our Orthodox communities got COVID-19 early. We led a study to turn tragedy into...
By Avi Rosenberg, Jonathan Silverberg, Jason Zimmerman and Israel Zyskind
In May, as America reeled from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of...
As we return to ‘normal,’ here’s how we can ensure those with disabilities aren’t...
By Michelle Steinhart
Masks, quarantine, self-isolation, social distancing — these have become part of our everyday life. So has loneliness, misunderstanding, frustration and irritation. While...
Why Leviticus can bring us closer
By Rabbi Lia Bass
Special to WJW
This week’s Torah portion is Vayikra, Leviticus 1:1 - 5:26.
I love the Book of Leviticus. It contains many important...
A step toward religious freedom in Israel
Last week, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that non-Orthodox conversions must be recognized for purposes of citizenship under Israel’s Law of Return. The decision...
