Opinion Who by water? Who by fire? Climate crisis demands Jewish response “Who shall live and who shall die … who by water and who by fire … who by earthquake and who by plague …” Twenty years ago, people cried when they said… By Nigel Savage, Jakir Manela, JTA Sep 9, 2021
Analysis Our hate crime reporting system is broken In the first hours of 2020, I called the NYPD to confirm that a Jewish 15 year-old had been held up at knifepoint on a public bus. “Wow. There’s a lot of… By Laura E. Adkins, Forward Sep 8, 2021
Opinion As a Texas rabbi, I will defy the abortion ban if necessary I once had to counsel a woman to get an abortion. Years ago, I was the rabbi of a congregation in greater Kansas City. I knew this woman had preexisting… By Rabbi Danny Horwitz, RNS Sep 3, 2021
Letters Leave Bibi alone; Caring for Jewish cemeteries; etc. Ice cream above politics In contrast to using food to divide Jews and Palestinians (“Two pints of Ben & Jerry’s for a two-state solution,” Aug. 9),… By J. Readers Sep 3, 2021
Local Voice Our pregnancy story shows how wrong Texas’ new abortion law is Our 20-week ultrasound was scheduled on a Friday morning, during the intermediate days of Passover, and we looked forward to the appointment with eager… By Dena Stein and Rabbi Daniel Stein Sep 2, 2021
Editorial We can each do our part to make 5782 a ‘Shanah tovah!’ With wildfires raging across Northern California, the last U.S. troops pulling out of Afghanistan without being able to take thousands of at-risk Afghans… By J. Editorial Board Sep 2, 2021
Opinion Rabbis deserve support as they struggle to protect Jews’ health Over the past year, I have led efforts to teach, guide and coach rabbis and other clergy of every Jewish denomination. We have worked with over 500… By Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein, JTA Sep 1, 2021
Religion Why this High Holiday prayer book is still going strong after 70 years When a local Orthodox synagogue asked me to lead Yom Kippur prayers six years ago, one aspect of the request stood out: Was I comfortable using the “High… By Yosef Lindell, JTA Aug 31, 2021
Opinion Sirhan Sirhan doesn’t deserve parole Sirhan Sirhan is now 77 years old. No matter; for those of us of a certain age and a certain generation, he is eternally etched in our memories as the… By Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin, RNS Aug 30, 2021