(JTA) — My seders, like most, drew to a close with the annual cringe-fest known as “Sh’foch Hamatcha,” in which everyone stands up and urges the Almighty to “Pour out Your fury on the nations [goyim] that do not know You.” The section is a...
Let’s see the full Mueller reportRegarding the April 10 commentary by Marty Rochester (“The Trump ‘witch hunt’ is over; let’s move on”): Until the Mueller report is given to Congress we will never know the complete truth as to what President...
SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) — After I spoke to a group of people whose post-college-aged children would soon be going on a Birthright Israel trip, one father leaned in close to me, winked and whispered, “Just do what you have to to make sure my son finds...
Donald Trump often behaves in an unpresidential fashion. That said, his misbehavior has been more than matched by the misbehavior of many of his critics during the “Russiagate” affair that has (hopefully) come to an end with the completion of Special...
By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
• Published April 11, 2019
Without question, the night of the Passover seder is among the most powerful experiences of the entire year. We daven, sing, eat, discuss, debate and methodically make our way through the Haggadah and a long night filled with rituals, customs and practices...
Newspaper should live up to its nameEric Mink’s latest column (“We still don’t know what’s in the Mueller report,” April 3 edition) requires me to remind the editors that the main word in your name is “Jewish.” You are not the liberal,...
(JTA) — After the smoke clears from this contentious Israeli election, which amounted to a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s tenure, it appears that Netanyahu will again be asked by Israeli President Rivlin to form the next government.How...
David A. Halperin and Evan Gottesman
• Published April 11, 2019
(JTA) — Despite an exceptionally close race with Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud looks well-positioned to form a governing coalition and remain at the helm of the Jewish state.A fifth term for Netanyahu...
By Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPT, Certified Health Coach
• Published April 11, 2019
We have been hosting first-night seder on Pesach for more years than I can even recall. Sometimes we have a crowd around our limited-seating dining room table, and other years have been more intimate. However, it never fails that something will always...
(JTA) — Israel held elections under the cloud of its leader’s possible indictment. The world’s far right and its far left have found common cause in their hatred of the Jews. There is a measles outbreak among the Orthodox.And friends want to kvetch...
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 my fellow progressives...
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 organization’s biggest...
