If rabbis can’t talk about public policy, what’s the point of Torah?
By Rabbi Michael Rothbaum
When do you call the rabbi?
Sometimes to complain. (We’re Jews, after all.) But usually, a life-cycle event has taken place. A...
Sorry, but Zoom Judaism just isn’t the real thing
By Rabbi Eli L. Garfinkel
For more than a year now, synagogues around the world have managed to continue their activities during the COVID pandemic...
Priests are just like Jews, only more so
By Rabbi Sanford H. Shudnow
Special to WJW
This week’s Torah portion is Emor, Leviticus 21:1 - 24:23.
Emor is known more for its list of Jewish...
The lonely Lady Liberty
We were under the impression that President Joe Biden was going to elevate the welcoming image of the Statue of Liberty. After four years...
The business of political speech
We were surprised to hear Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warn Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines and Major League Baseball — and other parts of...
Letters | April 21, 2021
Last week’s article “After two years, Shaare Torah finds its new rabbis” drew criticism, largely on Facebook, from members of the Conservative congregation in...
Why can’t the Maryland legislature pass a paid family and medical leave bill?
By Jo Shifrin
Special to WJW
When I discovered an 18-inch hole in my mother-in-law’s wall, I realized she could no longer live alone. A swarm...
My father’s lesson: Jews must value labor even when they become management
By Rabbi Rachel Timoner
Earlier this year, when my father was in the last weeks of his life, he told us a story that none...
Can a village attorney claim ignorance of the law?
By Nathan Lewin
A headline declares that “outrage erupt” over a proposal that a Chabad-sponsored menorah be displayed at the village center of Miami Shores,...
Making an appointment with God ‘anytime’
By Rabbi Marc Israel
Special to WJW
This week’s Torah portion is Acharei Mot-Kedoshim, Leviticus 16:1 - 20:27.
Back when we were able to visit in one...