LOS ANGELES (JTA) — I am a rabbi and progressive faith leader in this city who has fought for racial and economic equality for almost two decades. I am also an unapologetic Zionist and a proud supporter of AIPAC.The public perception of AIPAC among...
LOS ANGELES (JTA) – AIPAC has long promoted bipartisanship as the key to maintaining broad support for the U.S.-Israel relationship. Members of Congress from both parties regularly attend its annual policy conference, which concluded Tuesday, and the...
Last Friday, we woke up to the horrific news of massacres at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was another sucker punch to the gut so soon after the killings at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. As of now, we know...
Purim is often filled with boisterous celebrations, drinking and an embrace of the otherwise taboo.Yet the Book of Esther recounts a traditional story that confines to the most damaging stereotypes about women, especially in its portrayal of queens Esther...
Open letter to the Muslim communityDear Muslim Brothers and Sisters: As we watched the news unfold out of New Zealand last night, we felt sick. The terror attack on the mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand where at least 49 Muslims were murdered and...
This article originally appeared on Alma.Ladies, the time has come to squash the squirmy coyness that overtakes us when the topic of money comes up. It’s redundant — we’ve inherited this old-fashioned shame we can’t seem to shake — but there...
NEW YORK (JTA) — Gallup’s 2019 World Affairs Survey confirms something that’s held true for decades: Most American voters, whether Democrat or Republican, support and sympathize with Israel.Reading the report amid the national uproar over Democratic...
Last month, President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address to Congress. It was relatively well-received by the general public, with 60 percent of viewers reporting a “very positive” reaction, which was higher favorability than most...
Every year before Purim, my inbox and social media fill up with dire exhortations from rabbis and yeshivas warning against the dangers of celebratory excess – as if drunkenness on the holiday were something new.In reality, the after-Purim regrets have...
Kudos to columnistI wish to acknowledge a talented journalist whose column appears in the Jewish Light the first edition of each month — Eric Mink. In the interest of full disclosure, allow me to say that I’ve been corresponding with Eric over the...
This July, Argentina’s Jewish community will mark the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the AMIA Jewish Center in Buenos Aires, in which 85 people were murdered and hundreds more were seriously wounded. It is promising to be a wretched and depressing...
Polls need more informationWithout knowing how many readers submitted votes for the Jewish Light’s Academy Awards poll, it’s possible to conclude that the percentage represents the universe of St. Louis Jews. That sends a message, for example, that...
