Senator Cory Booker (D – N.J.) has been touted as a possible Democratic Party standard-bearer, a man who might follow in the steps of Barack Obama as a progressive, charismatic leader capable of taking back the...
(JNS.org) — In ancient times, people looked to portents involving the heavens and earthbound events in order to try to understand the baffling world in which we live, as well as to discern the will of...
Last Saturday night, there was both personal and public vindication of my efforts as the editor of the Crescent City Jewish News. The judging of three articles I had written in my capacity as editor were...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — There are many problems with the Nationality Law nearing passage as the Knesset wraps up its summer session on Sunday, not the least of which is that there is no reason for it. No Israelis challenge...
(JNS.org) — I know there is a dialogue taking place between the Israeli and Polish governments over Poland’s recently enacted Holocaust law, but a few historical points must not be ignored.
Last week’s joint statement from the prime ministers...
By INA DAVIS and MADDIE FIREMAN, Special to the CCJN
The retirement of Justice Kennedy bodes ill for the future of many issues the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) cares deeply about and that affect all Americans and others...
NEW YORK (JTA) — Last week, I visited McAllen, Texas, with a group of clergy — including 10 rabbis — to bear witness to the situation on the border, where new policies are forcing the detention and separation...
(JTA) — On June 10, 2002, Charles Krauthammer delivered the Distinguished Rennert Lecture upon receiving the Guardian of Zion Award from Bar-Ilan University’s Ingeborg Rennert Center for Jerusalem Studies. Below is an excerpt from the lecture titled “He Tarries: Jewish Messianism and...
