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The Pope’s Words of Renewal
“I very much hope to be able to contribute to the progress that relations between Jews and Catholics have experienced since the Second Vatican Council, in a spirit of renewed collaboration and at the...
View ArticleJimmy Carter’s Lesson
Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) appearance last week before students at Howard University in Washington was a model of free speech in action. Just 7 percent of African-Americans voted for Republican...
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The Kotel Compromise
Despite its flaws, the compromise orchestrated by Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky for an egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall in Jerusalem is a positive step forward and reflects...
View ArticleLooking To Learn From Boston
We have much to learn from the Boston bombing. Now that suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is under arrest and charged with one count of using a weapon of mass destruction and one count of malicious destruction...
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A Partner Departs
If Salam Fayyad hadn’t been the Palestinian Authority’s prime minister, would the West and Israel have had to create him? In a way they did. And following Fayyad’s resignation April 13 (he’ll stay on...
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Responding To Chemical Weapons In Syria
“How many uses of chemical weapons does it take to cross a publicly declared red line against the use of chemical weapons?” That is the angry question being asked by many since the U.S. concluded last...
View ArticleAnticipating A New Israeli Chief Rabbi
Many Jews who are concerned about ultra-Orthodox control of religious life in Israel are looking to the election in June of a new Ashkenazi chief rabbi as an opportunity to set the country on a more...
View ArticleClergy In A Changing Health Care Landscape
In the changing landscape brought about by the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, lack of knowledge can be detrimental to those who might benefit most from the new health-care options. That’s...
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A Tragedy Made In Bangladesh
In the Jewish imagination, the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City is a kind of slavery-in-Egypt story: We all were there. One hundred forty-six workers — most were Jewish and...
View ArticleThinking Beyond Day School Education,
With the announcement last week that the 22-year old Day School at Baltimore Hebrew will close at the end of the school year and not be replaced by the Independent Jewish Academy of Baltimore, as had...
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Hawking’s Other Choice
Stephen Hawking isn’t the first big name to ann-ounce he is boycotting Israel. And he won’t be the last. But as one of the world’s most famous and revered scientists, his decision to withdraw from...
View ArticleThe New Orlando Magic
Many American universities share the common problems of insufficient student housing and inadequate funding for their Hillel student centers. As recently reported by JTA, supporters of Hillel at the...
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Russian Roulette In Syria
Over the last two weeks, Russia has again demonstrated that it considers Syria’s government a vital ally, a strategic asset and a regime worth saving, notwithstanding the country’s 2-year-old civil...
View ArticleWhen Public Prayer Crosses The Line
It is a longstanding American custom to begin public meetings with a prayer. For some participants, the ritual serves as a reminder of the solemn work about to be undertaken. Others do so because their...
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Leading When Things Go Wrong
Much of the current controversy surrounding the 15-year, $57 million fraud against the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany is focused on the responsibility of the organization’s...
View ArticleThe Search For Truth In The Argentina-Iran Commission
On May 29, Argentine special prosecutor Alberto Nisman accused Iran of infiltrating South America and setting up sleeper cells, similar to the one that carried out the deadly attack on the AMIA Jewish...
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Frank Lautenber
Last week, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) was honored by Hillel at its annual dinner in New York City. He was cited for a lifetime of work on behalf of the Jewish people, both inside the Senate and in...
View ArticleLeadership Needed On Transportation
The region’s inadequate transportation network is a topic for discussion in the legislative sessions in both Maryland and Virginia. Upgrading and maintaining the current system of roads, buses and...
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Three Questions After Chavez
The passing of a larger-than-life leader can be an opportunity for change. The death of Hugo Chavez on March 5 raises a series of questions about the future of Venezuela — a country facing a crime...
View ArticleThe Israeli Coalition Government
The new Israeli government that will stand behind Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu when he greets President Barack Obama next week will be united, but maybe only on the surface. The coalition, which...
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