God’s Blessing Flows Through Us
Rabbah Arlene Berger
This week’s Torah portion is Naso: Numbers 4:21-7:89.
Parshat Naso contains some of the most powerful words of our people:
Speak to Aaron and...
Letters to the Editor | May 31, 2023
An Effective Ban?
“Banned in Florida, read in Gaithersburg” (May 25) refers to books banned in Duval County, Fla. The article misrepresents the situation. Duval...
Budgeting for Haredi Isolation
On the eve of last week’s celebration of the Shavuot holiday – a festival that celebrates God’s gift of the Torah to His chosen...
Arab Reengagement with Bashar al-Assad
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is a bad man. He was shunned by the Arab League and most of the world for the past 12...
Ruth’s Redeeming Quality
Rabbi Rachel Hersh
The Jewish festival of Shavuot begins this evening at sundown. Of the three pilgrimage festivals, Shavuot often gets less attention, though it...
Letters to the Editor | May 24, 2023
How to fix Israel’s elections
Regarding “Political Fluidity in Israel" (Editorial, May 18):
No Israeli party has ever held a majority on its own. In Israel’s...
Mr. Biden, Define Antisemitism
President Joe Biden’s heart is in the right place in the fight against antisemitism. He has been forceful in his condemnation of the deep-seated...
Erdogan, Yet Again
In the runup to last week’s much anticipated presidential elections in Turkey, press reports focused on the prospect that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two-decade-long...
Only the Lonely
By Rabbi Evan Krame
This week’s Torah portion is Bamidbar, Numbers 1:1 - 4:20.
Surgeon General Vivek Murtha recently issued an advisory on the public health...
Letters to the Editor | May 17, 2023
Even More Positive
Charlotte Freedberg’s article “A Taste of Israel Accentuates the Positive” (May 4) described the Bender JCC’s celebration of Israel’s birthday on April...
