A land where people are mowed down by gunmen is not free
By Abigail Leibowitz
If Francis Scott Key were to rise from the dead and visit us, he would see the opposite of a “land of...
With Israel’s Democracy In Danger, We Must Not Silence Critics
By Rabbi Michael Rose Knopf
As a new far-right government takes power in Israel, a debate among Jewish Americans has erupted about what it means...
A year after Colleyville, let’s continue to prioritize Jewish security
By Gil Preuss
Jan. 15 marked one year since Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three of his congregants were held hostage in their synagogue, Congregation Beth...
Virginia’s template in the fight against antisemitism
By Eric Fusfield
When Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) issued an executive order establishing a Commission to Combat Anti-Semitism on his first day in office...
Prayers for Damar Hamlin
By Rabbi Charles Arian
I had never heard the name Damar Hamlin until last Monday night when I noticed a lot of my Facebook friends...
What I see looking back at 2022
To end the year, we asked community members to offer their thoughts as they look back at 2022. What stands out? What looked important...
What I see looking back at 2022
To end the year, we asked community members to offer their thoughts as they look back at 2022. What stands out? What looked important...
Montgomery County confronts antisemitism
Barbara Goldberg Goldman | Special to WJW
No community is immune from hate crimes, not even Montgomery County, long-considered an enlightened bastion for embracing and...
Jews and Muslims must be there for each other
By Margaret Johnson
During an online discussion about the lobbying effort underway to encourage the Montgomery County Council to pass a resolution adopting the definition...
Kanye, in context
By Rabbi Aaron Miller
In the early years of my rabbinate, antisemitism rarely crossed my mind. I saw how antisemitism was rising in Europe, and...
