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A Letter from the Publisher
The Jewish Ledger has been part of the fabric of this community for 80 years. Founded in 1929, by Samuel Neusner and Rabbi Abraham J. Feldman, the Ledger has had… Read more
Israel must safeguard her own interests
It’s now clear: Israel and the United States are at odds over what Israel can do in her own interest. Recently, the U.S. super-envoy to the Middle East, former Senator… Read more
"Some of my best golfing friends are Jewish," Not good enough for a New York Governor
Words are the tools of people who do things political for us. President Obama’s historic political career is in part in place because of how he uses words. President George… Read more
Wesleyan students need a stronger Jewish base on campus
Last week the Ledger wrote of the superb communal response to the tragedy at Wesleyan University which included the murder of a young Jewish girl, Johanna Justin-Jinich, and an ominous… Read more
Hezbollah wins. Israel loses. America funds.
Siding with terror groups is not just a rhetorical exercise. There is a real cost to this type of equivocation. Note that this ‘reaching out’ funding was initiated under the… Read more
The Political Rabbinate
Last week the Ledger ran an advertisement paid for with union dollars by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. The ad was a statement by a group… Read more
Independent Joe
One of the things most U.S. Senators do, in states where the party registration makes future election a lock for the incumbent, is hunker down. For all the hoopla about… Read more
Protesting Darfur and stopping the Violence: Two different things
Some things, as Lenny Bruce taught us, are quintessentially Jewish and some things are absolutely not. “If you’re from New York and you’re Catholic, you’re still Jewish. If you’re from… Read more
Was there a deal?
In a recent article on the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, Middle East negotiator under the Bush Administration Elliot Abrams tells us about the agreements reached between Israel… Read more
