God bless America and Israel
I have long considered sharing some thoughts on these pages and felt that America's 237th birthday would be the perfect time to do so....
U.N. nominee bad for Israel and America
Recently, President Barack Obama nominated Samantha Power for the post of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a Cabinet-rank post requiring Senate confirmation. Why...
What were Sen. Rand Paul’s ‘surprises’?
During Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) 2010 run for the Senate, Republican Jewish Coalition executive director Matt Brooks said, “Rand Paul is outside the comfort...
Sharansky plan for Wall — worthy of support
Many of us recall the classic story about Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s visit to Israel when Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir took him...
Holocaust struggling to resume
The leaders of the Allies knew full well what was happening in the death camps. They could have acted, but they didn’t. We, the...
My father’s tallit
by Rabbi Steven C. Wernick
For working parents of school-age children, the logistical relay race that constitutes our daily lives often makes us feel like...
More than just knaidel
by Rabbi Eric Linder
Knaidel .... K-N-A-I-D-E-L ... Knaidel.
With that utterance, Arvind Mahankali won the 86th National Scripps Spelling Bee. Arvind is a 13-year old...
Navigating health-care policy
by William Daroff
Sandy Teplitzky is a lawyer in Baltimore who represents health-care providers every day. Last week, his Jewish activism took him to Washington,...
Remembering Frank Lautenberg
by Senator Ben Cardin
Frank Lautenberg, the senior U.S. senator from New Jersey, was a friend and colleague. He was an outstanding senator, a patriot...
Women of the Wall – a different perspective
by Chana Keleman
As a religious woman, I am struck by some glaring inconsistencies in the Women of the Wall's cause and, because they have...
