JIM BENNETT, SUSAN TALVE, ANDREA GOLDSTEIN AND JAMES STONE GOODMAN One of the most important lessons that Judaism teaches us is to "not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor." Our neighbors are bleeding and dying under the current health care system,...

It has been one year since Israel's Cast Lead operation into Gaza. During this time, what has been largely ignored is the cause of the war and that the operation was an exercise of Israel's legitimate right to defend itself from terror. Instead, we have...

Last year, the United Nations Human Rights Council commissioned and then endorsed a report condemning Israel for alleged violations of international law during its successful Gaza campaign. The author, Judge Richard Goldstone, is an expert in International...

It has been one year since Israel's Cast Lead operation into Gaza. During this time, what has been largely ignored is the cause of the war and that the operation was an exercise of Israel's legitimate right to defend itself from terror. Instead, we have...

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL "Do not stand idly by while your neighbor bleeds," the familiar biblical injunction mandates when fellow humans are in extreme distress. The devastating earthquake in Haiti, measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale, which struck with...

Last year, the United Nations Human Rights Council commissioned and then endorsed a report condemning Israel for alleged violations of international law during its successful Gaza campaign. The author, Judge Richard Goldstone, is an expert in International...

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL Anytime you bemoan the state of political or social affairs in the United States, just remember, things could always be worse. A whole lot worse. Case in point: This week in San Francisco, a federal trial court proceeding commenced...

"(T)he affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture." -- Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane." -- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL "Al Het" refers to the Yom Kippur prayer asking God for forgiveness for sins committed against God. In modern Hebrew, Al Het has come to mean any plea for forgiveness. Former President Jimmy Carter, who caused much distress in the...

Intermarriage debate I admire the Light bringing the ongoing debate of intermarriage to the forefront (Editorial "Pump Down The Volume" in the Dec. 9 issue). However, I am really somewhat offended. At the very end of the printing, you point out this being...

High on the list of potential award-winning films this year is Invictus, directed by Clint Eastwood, and featuring Morgan Freeman as former South African President Nelson Mandela. The example set by Mandela in political courage, reflected in the film,...

President Barack Obama established his bona fides as a powerful and inspirational speaker with his memorable keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. On the campaign trail and since taking office, Obama has delivered speeches on race...