By Rabbi Sara Hurwitz (JTA) — This weekend, Rabbanit Leah Sarna will be installed as
Category: Op Ed
The legend of Ken Peller
Prologue When I moved back to Cincinnati several years ago, I saw that Richard (“Richie”)
Why everyone is quoting Hannah Arendt, sometimes even accurately
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Nearly every day someone or other on my social media
Possible ceasefire and hostage deal brings hope for Israel
Submitted by the JCRC The January 15th announcement of a ceasefire and hostage deal between
‘Just things’ — like what my LA neighbors have lost — are what makes houses into Jewish homes
By Rachel Steinhardt (JTA) — The antique silver menorah. The shabbos candlesticks. The tiny tefillin
Why Israel’s enemies hate cartology
By Moshe Phillips (JNS) — Enemies of the Jewish state hate cartology — the study
The Lower East Side anti-Jewish riot that changed the way Jews do politics
By Andrew Silow-Carroll You might be forgiven for never having heard of the worst anti-Jewish
Correction: January 9, 2025
In the January 9, 2025 issue of The American Israelite on page 3, in the
Israel cannot again leave Gazan areas for months
Yaakov Lappin (JNS) — The Israeli military’s extensive operations in northern Gaza over the past
What David Brooks and Bob Dylan teach Jews about heresy
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — “A Complete Unknown,” the new Bob Dylan biopic set in