June 1st, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By the Jewish Ledger Editorial Board Intriguing remote locations. Opulent production values. A story arc scripted to elevate the difficult host. Mishpoche. Gaffes and unanticipated drama. Tension among the contestants, and the judges. Dominance of social ... 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 →
May 2nd, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By the Jewish Ledger Editorial Board The first 100 days is not a benchmark for a presidency, nor should it be a moment for handing out grades. It’s a honeymoon – the brief period when the ... 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 →
April 5th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Joshua Ratner What is the essence of Passover? On the one hand, it seems obvious: Passover is about gathering together with loved ones to recall, through sumptuous home rituals, the exodus from Egypt. We gather ... Read More →
Currently in the Connecticut State Senate, Senate Bill 452, calling for Read more →
By Dror Markus The timing screams out at us Israelis Read more →
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Reading the “Point/Counterpoint: Two State | One State | No Read more →
By Ariel Kahana (Makor Rishon/Exclusive to JNS via JNS) – Read more →
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