Responses to criticism of Rabbi TalveThe attack on Rabbi Susan Talve by some members of Black Lives Matter/Hands Up United and Jewish Voice for Peace reported in the Dec. 9 Jewish Light is both deplorable and damaging as well to the cause of racial...
By Lawrence Grossman
• Published December 23, 2015
NEW YORK — In the wake of the terrorist sprees in Paris and San Bernardino, world attention has fixated on the danger posed by the Islamic State to the West. While certainly merited, the acronym ISIS is not the only four-letter word to worry about....
By Yosef I. Abramowitz
• Published December 23, 2015
LE BOURGET, France — There is a Jewish blessing when one is in the rare presence of a national leader. But what is the blessing when the single largest gathering of world leaders in history — 150 in one day — come together outside Paris with soaring...
By Rabbi Elizabeth Hersh
• Published December 23, 2015
In the Dec. 2, 2015 edition of the New York Times, the sports section featured an article entitled “Hidden Details Reveal Munich Attackers’ Cruelty.” As I read this article I recalled being only six years old and learning about the horrific murders...
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivering a speech in Tehran, Sept. 9, 2015. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/AP images)NEW YORK (JTA) — In the wake of the terrorist sprees in Paris and San Bernardino, world attention has fixated...
By Cathleen Kronemer
• Published December 17, 2015
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember than an airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” -- Henry FordOn Dec. 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history. “Wright Brothers Day,” as it has come to be known, commemorates...
It was not easy to write this response to the recent open letter to St. Louis Jewish Voice for Peace. While many may see us as inflexible and dogmatic, we are actually a group of Jewish Americans and Israelis with diverse perspectives, which we see as...
Editor’s note: This response refers to last week’s ‘Open letter to St. Louis Jewish Voice for Peace,’ which can be read online at stljewishlight.com/open-letter2015. It was not easy to write this response. While many may see us as inflexible...
Many people and issues have been the subject of the question “Is it good for the Jews?” Clockwise, from top left: Pope Francis (Franco Origlia/Getty Images); Black Lives Matter activists at a Bernie Sanders rally in Seattle (Elaine Thompson/AP Images);...
NEW YORK (JTA) — At the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly this year, it was made clear that a healthy Jewish community does not have to have unanimity on all issues, but we do need to be unified and, above all else, have civility...
By Cathleen Kronemer
• Published December 10, 2015
This time of year holds many special moments. Whether you celebrate Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or some creative combination, December is filled with hopes, promises, delights, and traditions for all ages.In addition to religious observances, December...
By Tammi Rossman-Benjamin
• Published December 9, 2015
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A day before University of Missouri graduate student Jonathan Butler made headlines with a hunger strike protesting racism on campus, a coalition of 36 Jewish and civil rights organizations contacted University Chancellor R. Bowen...
