BY RABBI ELIZABETH HERSH
• Published March 14, 2012
When you were 25, where did you envision yourself in 10 years? I was asked that question as a young rabbinical student living in Israel. I was not even 25, but a mere 21 years old and relatively innocent of the ways of the world and the workings...
The ongoing war in Afghanistan, already the longest in United States history has gone from the unthinkable to even worse after the shooting rampage by a U.S. Army Sergeant Sunday, in which he allegedly opened fire on Afghan villagers as they slept, killing...
By Lena Fish, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 14, 2012
Almost all new Americans have some amusing stories about the time when they first immigrated to the United States. Mastering the English language is a common theme in the anecdotes Yeva Golynskaya tells, which is ironic when you think about it since...
JERUSALEM -- The parents of American activist Tristan Anderson, who was injured during a West Bank protest, have asked Israel's Supreme Court to reopen the case against Israeli border police. Anderson's parents on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to...
SAN FRANCISCO -- When I learned of the murder of dozens of members of my family in the Holocaust and then met my Israeli relatives whose Auschwitz numbers could hardly be missed on their arms, I decided to dedicate my life to challenging war, the denial...
WASHINGTON -- An international naval blockade of Iranian oil exports should be considered as an option to stop Iran's nuclear program, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin said. Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, said in an interview...
The Egyptian parliament may vote on a measure that would cut $1 billion in U.S. foreign assistance. A resolution was introduced in parliament on Sunday, The Associated Press reported. The vote, which would be largely symbolic, reflects the growing tensions...
JERUSALEM -- Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan said Israel should hold off on attacking Iran and that he would "prefer" that the United States execute the attack when it is time. Dagan also said in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes Sunday night that he feared...
LOS ANGELES -- Shimon Peres ended a week-long visit to California with a wide-ranging discussion with Latino leaders on American exceptionalism, global generation gaps, and the correct spelling of his last name. Sunday morning's event with the Israeli...
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet that Israel is still on alert against an attack from Sinai despite killing the man responsible for the plan, which unleashed more than 130 rocket attacks from Gaza on southern Israel. The...
JERUSALEM -- More than 130 rockets have been fired at Israel from Gaza since an Israeli airstrike killed the leader of a Palestinian terrorist group. Four Israeli civilians have been injured in the attacks, one severely, according to the Israel Defense...
NEW YORK -- A new study found that Jews are the most internationally migratory of all the world’s major religious groups. “Faith on the Move,” a study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, found...
