Southern New England Jewish Ledger
PRIMER: Israel advocacy in good times and bad
The keyboard is mightier than the media By Cindy Mindell It has long been the opinion of many in…
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The Joy of Poetry
SummerWood residents let their imaginations run wild By Avigayil Halpern In 2009, Andy Weil, a local Connecticut poet, came…
KOLOT – The view from here…and there
By Raz Newman It’s a beautiful Saturday morning. I look at the view outside my window, as I’m sipping…
Ten Ways to Support Israel
By Harry Weller In the midst of these stressful times for those who love Israel, people wonder, “What can…
Bel Kaufman was author of Up the Down Staircase
Bel Kaufman, author of the 1965 best-selling novel Up the Down Staircase and granddaughter of the celebrated Yiddish writer Sholem…
Gaza conflict spotlights role of Qatar, the Hamas-funding U.S. ally
By Sean Savage/JNS.org The oil-rich Gulf state of Qatar’s influence has been widely felt during the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. While…
Under Muslim-Jewish hashtag, sharing a message of people over politics
By Maayan Jaffe/JNS.org #JewsAndArabsRefuseToBeEnemies. To some, it’s just a hashtag. To others, it’s a way of life. When Israeli…
Israel blasts U.S. demand for ‘unconditional’ cease-fire
(JNS.org) Israeli officials expressed outrage on Monday, July 28 after President Obama urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to announce an “immediate,…
Bel Kaufman was author of Up the Down Staircase
Bel Kaufman, author of the 1965 best-selling novel Up the Down Staircase and granddaughter of the celebrated Yiddish writer Sholem…
Egypt destroys 13 Gaza tunnels
(JNS.org) The Egyptian military announced on Sunday, that its engineering forces located and destroyed 13 cross-border smuggling tunnels dug by…
