Laura E. Adkins Laura E. Adkins is opinion editor of the Forward and former opinion editor at JTA. Recent Stories Apr 14, 2023 Is a Jewish state worth it? Daniel Gordis' new book says yes. Jun 28, 2022 I’m glad Coach Kennedy can pray at the 50-yard line Sep 8, 2021 Our hate crime reporting system is broken Apr 5, 2021 AFT head Randi Weingarten has a vision to get kids back to school Feb 9, 2021 Why Trump’s impeachment lawyer kept putting his hand on his head Jan 7, 2021 A guide to the symbols on display at the Capitol insurrection Dec 23, 2020 Which blessing should you say when you get the Covid-19 vaccine? Dec 17, 2020 Hasidic rapper Nissim Black on his creative process and Covid recovery Dec 9, 2020 Orthodox rapper Nissim Black reinvents ‘Hava Nagila’ Sep 4, 2020 Censoring hate speech can backfire – just like it did in Germany Aug 3, 2020 Q&A: Jewish Currents on Seth Rogen, Peter Beinart and young Jews Jun 26, 2020 100,000 reportedly attend Zoom commemoration for Chabad Rebbe Apr 24, 2020 These are Biden’s Jews Feb 28, 2020 Poll: Jewish voters prefer any Democrat over Trump Feb 3, 2020 ‘I think it’s Israel’: How Orthodox Jews became Republicans Dec 10, 2019 A non-kosher latke is actually the perfect symbol of American Judaism Dec 10, 2019 Natan Sharansky named 2020 recipient of Genesis Prize Jun 28, 2019 Meet a 20 year-old IDF soldier, drag queen and political activist Mar 25, 2019 The Republican Party has its own Israel problem Next Page