Two types of Jewish involvement
Rabbi Eric Abbott
This week’s Torah portion is Vayikra: Leviticus 1:1-5:26.
Growing up, I was (as I proudly declare) a Hebrew school nerd. I loved tutoring...
These texts tell us we must find ourselves in one another
By Robbie Schaefer
Pikpa Refugee Camp, Lesvos, Greece. June, 2016.
“No problem?” asks Sahar, pointing at my guitar. This is her favorite English phrase. She is...
Letters to the Editor | March 23, 2023
The Smotrich Effect
My blood ran cold when I read “Washington Protesters Condemn Israel Bonds for Hosting Smotrich” (WJW, March 16). Based on what I...
Compromise and Rejection
Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke to the nation last week. He addressed the increasingly contentious judicial reform proposal before the Knesset that some view...
Struggling with Long COVID
Three years ago, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) developed flu-like symptoms. It turned out to be COVID. He never got very sick, and his symptoms...
The fruits of serving the gods of work
Rabbi Aaron Miller
This week’s Torah portion is Vayakhel-Pekudei: Exodus 35:1-34:35.
The rabbinate, like most jobs, has its busy seasons, and after a particularly hectic quarter,...
Local Governments Are Poised To Tackle Antisemitism
Joel Rubin
As the father of two biracial Jewish daughters in the Montgomery County Public Schools, and as an elected local government official, I’m acutely...
How the Passover Seder Can Help Build Jewish Allies
Marnie Fienberg
Everywhere we turn, we hear about the rising tide of antisemitism, a story that almost seems to be writing an alternative version of...
Letters to the Editor | March 15, 2023
Smotrich’s True Character
Your March 8 editorial (“Israel Bonds’ Bad Business Decision”) unfairly judges Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, with an inappropriate journalistic yardstick —...
The Saudi Surprise
Last Thursday came reports of a three-pronged Saudi proposal to the U.S. of its “terms” for normalizing relations with Israel: a security agreement of...
