Reckoning at the German International School
By Miyah Falk
Special to WJW
When my rabbi nominated me to be part of a peer-education program that connects Jewish and non-Jewish students across Greater...
Can kashrut return to its ecological beginnings?
By Rabbi Josh Jacobs-Velde
Special to WJW
This week’s Torah reading is Shemini, Leviticus 9:1 - 11:47.
When I became observant in my early 20s (I’m now...
Here’s a (Jewish) way to redirect your pandemic despair into purposeful living
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By Alan Kadish and Michael Shmidman
This last year of pandemic living has not been easy. Over 500,000 Americans have died, including countless members of our...
Israel in stalemate
One week after Israel’s fourth national election in two years, the country remains in political gridlock. As in previous rounds, in addition to the...
Another ‘Other’
In the last year, Asian Americans have suffered at least 3,795 hate incidents. The upsurge in this disturbing trend seems to stem from some...
Letters | March 31, 2021
From Facebook
Regarding “Fairfax school board votes no to closing on High Holidays” (March 19): Not surprised, the more things change the more they stay...
Gratitude for healing and wonders
By Clifford Fishman
Special to WJW
I had my second COVID shot this morning. After the woman who would administer the shot wiped my arm and...
Asian Americans like me have to start talking openly about our trauma
By Jenny Wong
As Berkeley, Calif.’s elected city auditor, I project an image of professionalism, competence and the confidence that comes with decades of experience...
Ignore Jonathan Pollard’s terrible advice
By Jonathan S. Tobin
It was probably inevitable that we hadn’t heard the last of Jonathan Pollard. When the convicted spy landed in Israel last...
Singing the Song of the Sea… again
By Rabbi Neil Tow
Special to WJW
Every Friday night, as Shabbat comes in, we sing Shiru L’Adonai Shir Chadash (Psalm 96) “Sing to God a...