We can no longer be a haven of hate
By Sen. Ben Cardin
Hate and fear were rampant in our nation’s capital on Wednesday, Jan. 6.
The day started with a rally on the Ellipse...
To truly heal as a nation, we must have a deep national reckoning
By Rabbi Sharon Brous
When it became clear that the Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, had just been elected the first Black...
The Capitol mob followed the same violent playbook as the Charlottesville rioters. We...
By Roberta Kaplan, Karen Dunn and Amy Spitalnick
Last week’s terror attack on the U.S. Capitol followed a playbook we’ve seen before.
We know because we’re...
Nuance is a Jewish value (Or, if Hillel and Shammai could do it, why...
By Alan Ronkin
Special to WJW
The best political bumper sticker I ever saw evoked raw emotion. It was crystal clear, simple and touched a nerve.
It...
I resisted the call to include non-male voices every time I taught Torah. Then...
By Avigayil Halpern
Many of my fellow rabbinical students and friends are enthusiastic about a new strategy for elevating women’s voices in Torah study into...
By creating a genuine partnership, the Israeli right can attract Arab voters
By Yoseph Haddad
We are on the verge of Israel’s fourth round of elections in less than two years, but unlike previously, this time, the...
How you can help your child with remote learning
By Vicki Hervitz
Her math Zoom class is starting, and she double checks her materials. The class starts and she’s furiously taking notes. She starts...
College students are falling through our largest food safety net
By Miriam Lipschutz
There’s something the incoming secretary of agriculture and I have in common: a love for dairy cows.
Tom Vilsack is currently chief executive...
The second pandemic: Misinformation
By Dr. Daniel Stone | JNS
At Thanksgiving, nine family members from three households shared turkey and all the trimmings. Unfortunately, COVID-19 was also on...
Why Christmas is the best day to be a Jew
By Alex Kirshner
The Christians of my childhood tried hard to make me feel welcome around Christmas, and they succeeded as much as possible in...
