June 28th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By David Kraemer/(JTA) The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement has demanded that we all ask ourselves where we stand on questions of climate change, global warming and our collective responsibility for ... Read More →
June 21st, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Rafael Medoff Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all time. His contributions to physics revolutionized our understanding of the universe. The current television series based on his life is appropriately titled “Genius.” ... Read More →
June 7th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Simone Rodan-Benzaquen and Julie Decroix PARIS (JTA) – In the French presidential campaign recently concluded, discussion of foreign policy was largely forgotten. Nonetheless, Emmanuel Macron, France’s new president, faces several critical global issues, among them ... Read More →
May 24th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Adina Lewittes (JTA) – The festival of Shavuot, which begins at sundown May 30, focuses on Moses receiving the tablets of the law. But an even more fascinating part of the story is when he shatters them. In ... Read More →
May 17th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Laurence Kotler-Berkowitz (JTA) – In a recent analysis of U.S. religious groups, the Pew Research Center reported that the most educated American Jews are also the least religious. In considering these findings, it’s tempting to think that secular ... Read More →
May 10th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Alan Stein It was Yom Hazikaron, Memorial Day, in Israel when I read a distressing letter, written by a Jewish woman, with the title “Why I support BDS [Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions].” Among the reasons ... Read More →
April 26th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Joshua Sharf/JNS.org In the Venn diagram of intersectionality, one group doesn’t intersect the others. “Intersectionality” is the left-wing word of the day. Academically, it means various identity-based “oppressions” overlap and interact to reinforce each other. ... Read More →
April 26th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
Boy Scouts of America enhances the spiritual lives of today’s Jewish youth By Rabbi Joseph H. Prouser “Be as bold as a leopard, fleet as an eagle, swift as a deer, and strong as a lion ... Read More →
April 19th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Andrew Silow-Carroll NEW YORK (JTA) – We interrupt this Passover to bring you two news bulletins: Bashar Assad is worse than Hitler. The Soup Nazi was almost a real Nazi. Let’s start with the second ... Read More →
April 19th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Cantor Deborah Katchko-Gray There are more questions than answers. Perhaps there are no good answers anyway, but we must ask the questions to remain human. Elie Wiesel of blessed memory was the teacher of teachers, ... Read More →
By Ann Pava I like to believe that I’m passionate Read more →
By Charles Dunst NEW YORK (JTA) – Anthony Bourdain was Read more →
By Rafael Medoff A new exhibit at the United States Read more →
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) – Last week, Shabbat couldn’t come Read more →
By Dror Markus The timing screams out at us Israelis Read more →
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