2009 Archive (through August 27)

• August 27, 2009

• Why did Mubarak come to Washington?
• Prescription for big government isn’t the answer
• Beyond the shouting, a demand for health security

• August 20, 2009

• A time to recalibrate U.S. Mideast policy
• A time to educate, advocate, and mobilize

• August 13, 2009

• Reagan, Begin, and the dustbin of diplomacy
• In battling British anti-Semitism, more is more

• August 6, 2009

• A cultural struggle where hate is the enemy
• Misunderstandings don’t justify violence

• July 30, 2009

• Stories they tell, and those we tell ourselves
• Synagogue and state, and the fall of the Temple

• July 23, 2009

• Netanyahu picks an unnecessary fight
• An overstated issue in the peace process

• July 16, 2009

• The wrong analogy for the Palestinian reality
• Stand for peace? Stand for a settlement freeze

• July 9, 2009

• Change the policy, or change the subject?
• Giving Netanyahu the benefit of the doubt

• July 2, 2009

• Two ancient religions behave like old friends
• The world is watching, and watching, and…

• June 25, 2009

• When it comes to security, we all have role to play
• Don’t let upheaval detract from nuclear crisis
• The Jewish community voice in difficult times

• June 18, 2009

• Obama’s welcome words to anti-Semites
• Impotent diplomacy, imperfect analogy

• June 11, 2009

• Obama joins rising tide placing Israel at fault
• President’s uncomfortable words may prove useful
• Who owns the Holocaust?

• June 4, 2009

• Judging Sotomayor, the Right grasps for straw men
• Abbas seizes opportunity to waste an opportunity
• Showdown over settlements

• May 28, 2009

• Setting a standard in an age of declining media
• A new message aimed at Conservative Jews

• May 21, 2009

• Is Abu Mazen a partner for peace? Let’s ask him
• Missed opportunity to talk tachlis with the pope

• May 14, 2009

• Israel’s claim to be a Jewish state is ironclad
• The guns of January still echo in England

• May 7, 2009

• From an Israeli nation to a Jewish state

• April 30, 2009

• An obligation to think about the unthinkable
• What would Bibi do? Obama wants to know
• Dreaming of a community choosing to do Shabbat

• April 23, 2009

• A broken projector, a blurry lens on Israel

• April 16, 2009

• When Citizen Hearst stood up for the Jews
• Testing, testing: Obama is learning to multi-task

• April 9, 2009

• Collaboration is the key to synagogues’ survival
• Netanyahu needs Syria to help appease Obama

• April 2, 2009

• We don’t read the story of Passover — we live it
• From new anti-Zionism to theater of the absurd
• Birthright’s challenge begins after the trip

• March 26, 2009

• Good morning, Tehran!: What Obama really said
• Making a difference beyond the classroom

• March 19, 2009

• What Netanyahu needs to rise to the challenge
• A defense of in-marriage confuses methods, goals

• March 12, 2009

• An open letter to MetroWest Jewish community
• In defense of earmarks: They’re good for the Jews
• The corporate ‘nexus’ that assisted the Nazis

• March 5, 2009

• A change has come, and we better get used to it
• The case for ‘responsible citizenship’ in Israel
• The ‘AIPAC Two’ aren’t the only ones on trial

• February 26, 2009

• New administration brings chance to redeem UN
• All democracies should shun this cynical effort
• Anxiety and umbrage: Why Israel tilted right

• February 19, 2009

• Anti-Semitism meeting confronts anti-Zionism
• A beacon of hope in the center of Jerusalem
• Don’t build museum on historic cemetery

• February 12, 2009

• Vatican’s response to denial must be education
• The meaninglessness of the Israeli elections
• Pro-Israel advocacy needs to upgrade its methods

• February 5, 2009

• What Turkey risks when it courts the ‘street’
• World must speak out against President Chavez
• In Europe, Gaza war rebounds on the Jews

• January 29, 2009

• The honest broker the region needs
• The wrong man to be envoy

• January 22, 2009

• Gaza, the economy, and Obama’s need for speed
• Bush left Israel alone — that’s about to change
• A message for Hamas: Stop killing your future

• January 15, 2009

• May King’s example guide Obama on Israel
• Israel, Batman, and the ‘agents of chaos’
• It’s not how we earn, but how we give

• January 8, 2009

• Israel can win, with a little help from its ‘friends’
• Trying to pin down a fast-moving conflict
• Giving because we must, not because it feels ‘nice’

• January 1, 2009

• Israel learns its lessons from war with Hizbullah
• A civil rights issue for private school families
• A Jewish journey, from joy to sorrow and back

2008 Archive

• December 25, 2008

• For an ‘honorary Jew,’ a case of dreidel envy
• Lighting our way out of the darkness
• Women and politics: To win, you have to run

• December 18, 2008

• ‘Pay to play’ is hardly a Chicago innovation
• In a season of anxiety, miracles begin with us
• Maybe not a lining, but some flashes of silver

• December 11, 2008

• Wreaking havoc, with Jews as a prime target
• Step one: endorse the Arab Peace Initiative
• Palestinian civil war must not be ignored

• December 4, 2008

• Sunday, come celebrate the certainty of family
• Confronting terror with unity and shared purpose
• Right wing or left wing, the myth of ‘tough love’
• One people, many gifts: the call of Super Sunday

• November 27, 2008

• Don’t ‘defend’ religion by silencing free speech
• Netanyahu and Obama: ‘Change’ for the worse?
• Reasons to be thankful, the presidential edition

• November 20, 2008

• Supporting innovators is a must in hard times
• Seeking peace, halting Iran, nurturing our young

• November 13, 2008

• In Israel and America, the challenge of change
• The president-elect and a renewed alliance
• Questions about Obama needed to be asked
• A special country, a challenging road ahead

• November 6, 2008

• Kristallnacht revisited: decency amid the terror
• Israel’s fate rests in its own elections, not ours
• Young congregations versus the status quo

• October 30, 2008

• Europe and the election: Let’s get this over with
• Closing Arguments

• October 23, 2008

• I’ll take the gift over the surprise package
• Why ‘Judeo-Christian values’ should worry us
• It’s tough to stomach the birth of a coalition

• October 16, 2008

• For nervous electorate, a vote of confidence
• Learning to love Obama after Clinton’s defeat
• Foreign policy smarts make McCain the pick
• Partners in times of need

• October 9, 2008

• On issues foreign and domestic, it’s Obama
• Who’s afraid of Sarah Palin?

• October 2, 2008

• Feeding the crocodile, from Berlin to Tehran
• There is no substitute for genuine diplomacy
• For Modern Orthodox, a political realignment

• September 25, 2008

• Celebrating a new year, sustaining the dream
• Remembering a teacher whose topic was peace

• September 18, 2008

• Nasty presidential race is bad news for the Jews
• Besmirching Sen. Biden hurts Jewish community
• Leadership, experience make Palin strong choice

• September 11, 2008

• Too much religion spoils the campaign
• ‘Cosmopolitan’ and other class warfare cliches
• Own a home in Israel? Share it with a student

• September 4, 2008

• For the campaign teams, it’s time to play hardball
• War on terror begins with our own investments
• Welcoming immigrants, reforming immigration

• August 28, 2008

• Your job: Help unions strengthen labor laws
• Care about exploitation? Stem illegal immigration
• Why disaffiliated reject ‘members only’ label

• August 21, 2008

• The Russian bear roars, and Jews eye the exits
• A voice for NJ’s Jews in Trenton and beyond

• August 14, 2008

• Gay marriage is hardly a leap of faith
• Crisis in Georgia, and a community’s response
• Is ‘Southern hospitality’ an oxymoron?

• August 7, 2008

• Why the lame duck may yet have wings
• Olmert’s announcement was the easy part
• Comprehending the loss, and imagining the future

• July 31, 2008

• The king and I: An interfaith opening in Madrid
• For those under stress, a network eager to help

• July 24, 2008

• A gut check for a presidential candidate

• July 17, 2008

• A murder in Montclair, the shadow of abuse

• July 10, 2008

• This column will self-destruct in 10 seconds…
• In human rights arena, a clear double standard

• July 3, 2008

• Adam Sandler, Jewish sociologist
• A Kaddish for Carlin
• Why Christian outreach must exclude the Jews

• June 26, 2008

• The strategic context of the Gaza cease-fire
• Peace or process: What does Assad really want?
• Presbyterian treatise shows need to stay alert

• June 19, 2008

• Free at last: What we can learn from Birthright
• An opportunity to embrace what’s best in us
• To solve Mideast crisis, first deal with Tehran

• June 12, 2008

• Who will be the next president does matter
• Amid all the issues, the threat from Iran should be the focus

• June 5, 2008

• AIPAC’s unsung heroes
• Shattered engagements
• Delivering our message on a day of DC lobbying

• May 29, 2008

• For security’s sake, Israel must not cede the Golan
• Peace deal will secure new regional stability
• Lame-duck legacy: Too much, too late

• May 22, 2008

• Appeasing dictators is a bipartisan tradition
• Postville a clarion call

• May 15, 2008

• ‘Our cause has been fair and just’
• Preserving our history by telling your story
• The media celebrate (cough) Israel’s birthday

For black churches, the wrong kind of Wright 05.08.08

A celebration of partnership with the Jewish people 05.08.08

A milestone, yes, but now it’s time to leapfrog 05.08.08

Clinton has track record I can trust 05.01.08

‘Diplomacy’ seems to be the hardest word 05.01.08

U.S. race looms large as city heads to polls 05.01.08

We’re here. Our legitimacy’s clear. Deal with it. 04.24.08

‘Diplomacy’ seems to be the hardest word 04.24.08

Building and bonding on a visit to Uruguay 04.24.08

As Israel comes of age, a debate over identity 04.17.08

Voices from Zimbabwe, my African birthplace 04.17.08

Welcoming the pope and gestures of reconciliation 04.17.08

Why pulpit and politics make a worrying mix 04.17.08

A week of action to make ‘Never Again’ a reality 04.10.08

The UN stops pretending that it’s fair to Israel 04.10.08

Counting down the signs of progress toward peace 04.10.08

Editorial integrity 04.10.08

A refusenik’s gratitude 04.10.08

Giving the peace process a bad name 04.03.08

Muslims are reaching out. We should reach back 04.03.08

Smash the glass ceiling in the communal world 04.03.08

A rabbi comes to terms with a Christian Zionist 03.27.08

In houses of worship, it’s medium vs. message 03.27.08

Labor, safety, and kosher supervision 03.27.08

SAVE Act endangers real immigration reform 03.27.08

Haman, Hamas, and Purim’s darker message 03.20.08

Pandering, platitudes, and the Pa. primary 03.20.08

The missiles’ scream is a call to action 03.20.08

Brazil’s Jews thrive despite the isolation America’s Orthodox 03.13.08

Conservative Jewry misses boat on intermarrieds 03.13.08

In the image: A difference of religion and cultures 03.13.08

Opinion: ‘Who Is a Jew?’ Redux: Conversion pact undermines America’s Orthodox 03.06.08

Opinion: ‘Who Is a Jew?’ Redux: Timely solution to a festering communal problem 03.06.08

The Conservative vision takes root in Eretz Yisrael 03.06.08

The candidates and Israel: Same difference 02.28.08

Uphold judgment against terrorists 02.28.08

For hawks and Israelis, an anxious election 02.28.08

Hizbullah will retaliate, but where and when? 02.21.08

Jewish institutions must balance security, openness 02.21.08

Relevance and vision cure for ‘Shoa fatigue’ 02.21.08

Illegal immigration: The GOP issue that wasn’t 02.14.08

Voters ask: Is this any way to run a democracy? 02.14.08

What matters is allowing our concerns to be heard 02.14.08

A community commitment, a bright future 02.07.08

Giving have-nots a hand, not a handout 02.07.08

Muslim migration leaves Danes in a daze 02.07.08

Bricks and mortars: Breaching Gaza’s wall 01.31.08

Why we’re backing… 01.31.08

Bar mitzva, interrupted 01.24.08

Divided they stand: Obstacles on the road to peace 01.24.08

The GOP primary in Florida: Chump change? 01.24.08

At Tu B’Shevat, we must act to save endangered Earth 01.17.08

Two Georges agree on missed chance at Auschwitz 01.17.08

Why Bush backed the Saudis’ script 01.17.08

There will be blogs (unfortunately) 01.10.08

My president went to Israel and all I got… 01.10.08

Defending separation of religion and state 01.10.08

Big decisions begin in the small states 01.03.08

Stop the hypocrisy of the U.S.-Saudi relationship 01.03.08

2007 Archive

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A testament to pluralism’s power 12.27.07

Do not make city's division a self-fulfilling prophecy 12.20.07

New Iran estimate leaves Israel lonely 12.20.07

U.S. Jews must be ready for a negotiated deal 12.20.07

Sidestepping genocide, then and now 12.13.07

Annapolis: One cheer, one yawn, one cynical shrug 12.13.07

A return to Poland, in shades of gray 12.13.07

For Torah shall go forth from....Newark 12.06.07

No room for progress in the House of Saud 12.06.07

Strive for more common good 12.06.07

Road to Annapolis is paved with Oslo's mistakes 11.29.07

Why Jews should rally behind the peace talks 11.29.07

When a lawmaker led a modern-day exodus 11.29.07

Amir redux: A polarized state 11.22.07

How the UN undermines its own history 11.22.07

Loving-kindness toward animals 11.15.07

Of humanistic bondings 11.15.07

What Jews and Muslims can talk about 11.15.07

A seat at the table
Raising the next generation of philanthropists 11.08.07

A Senate firebrand rises above the fray 11.08.07

Memories of human decency 11.08.07

Town Hall 11.08.07

After Kristallnacht, a vow to break the silence 11.01.07

Jerusalem won't be resolved at Annapolis, and yet... 11.01.07

Ann Coulter speaks, and the media shrug 10.25.07

Israel at 60: Heard any good news lately? 10.25.07

'Little big man': Ron Coun and his legacy
'A man for all seasons' 10.25.07

'Little big man': Ron Coun and his legacy
Always putting community first 10.25.07

A father's lessons about coexistence 10.18.07

Bringing the Jewish community to where people are 10.11.07

Why the optimists were right about the new pope 10.11.07

Will Israel suffer for U.S. mistakes? 10.11.07

Judaism is a nation, not just a faith community 10.04.07

Rabbis feeling sense of urgency, not 'pessimism' 10.04.07

Israel's message to Syria, and the world 09.27.07

Myths and facts about the Jewish lobby 09.27.07

Synagogue affiliation key to youths' Israel ties 09.27.07

A safe environment to do the right thing 09.20.07

A year of renewal, a future of hope 09.20.07

Who shall kvetch and who shall geshrai... 09.20.07

America and terror: Where's the anger? 09.13.07

A thundering silence on Temple Mount's desecration 09.13.07

For those who can't believe 09.13.07

'Awaken, sleepers, from your slumber' 09.06.07

Democrats speak for Jews' not-so-silent majority 09.06.07

In 'modern' warfare, it's 'take no prisoners' 08.30.07

On immigration, fear itself is the enemy 08.30.07

The antiboycott movement bears the union label 08.30.07

On the crucial issues, the GOP trumps Democrats 08.23.07

Stridency on Iran is a gift to Israel's enemies 08.23.07

Silence of the rabbis speaks volumes 08.16.07

A policy that made sense in another era 08.16.07

JNF’s land should be leased only to Jews 08.16.07

Membership drives are not the same as 'outreach' 08.09.07

The Republican field and the Jewish vote 08.09.07

Consider yourself part of the family 08.02.07

Orthodoxy and modernity: What's love got to do with it? 08.02.07

Wheels begin to spin on the road to peace 08.02.07

Spread Judaism's light by teaching the 'why' 07.26.07

JULY 26, 2007 SPECIAL: The state Legislature was considering the NJ Urban Schools Scholarship Act (A257 and S1332) at the time of publication, which would create a pilot program that would allow corporate tax credits for contributions to fund scholarships for tuition at out-of-district public and nonpublic schools. NJJN invited a proponent and opponent of the bill to debate its merits. Neither contributor saw the other’s essay.

A plan to offer education for all 07.26.07

Vouchers by any other name 07.26.07

Do not go gently: Peres as president 07.19.07

Stages of grief: The Rav's Tisha B'Av message 07.19.07

A return trip to Israel,with cops as our hosts 07.12.07

Campfires and comparative religion 07.12.07

Tony Blair — mission impossible? 07.05.07

Anti-Semitism by any name is still anti-Semitism 07.05.07

A gimmick for cowardly politicians 06.28.07

A country of complexity simply cause for pride 06.21.07

Between rocket blasts, new/old debates about identity 06.21.07

Fear itself: Wise and unwise responses to Iranians 06.21.07

Screening moms for AIDS is test for state lawmakers 06.14.07

While England slept: Boycott meets with deafening silence 06.14.07

Homegrown terrorists, and those who cultivate them 06.07.07

Our people’s threefold challenge makes UJC more relevant than ever 06.07.07

The early bird gets the undecided voter 06.07.07

Agencies could use some of governor’s self-criticism 05.31.07

Conflict in Gaza intensifies, and so do choices for all sides 05.24.07

Testing, testing: Jewish creativity on the margins 05.24.07

The guard said, ‘Kiss me': A Shavuot memory 05.17.07

When is a penalty not a penalty? 05.17.07

A double standard on college campuses 05.10.07

Bush backs benchmarks — for Israel and its neighbors 05.10.07

Shorter services are just the beginning 05.10.07

Questions about the future of sacred community institution 05.03.07

Sometimes friends have too much in common 05.03.07

There's nothing fair about higher fares 05.03.07

Transforming 'enemies' into allies 05.03.07

A light unto the nations is darkened by malaise 04.26.07

In the wake of tragedy, the power of acts of loving-kindness 04.26.07

The silence of the dogs 04.26.07

Lobbying for Israel: Time to take the plunge 04.19.07

On 59th anniversary, meeting the challenges of freedom 04.19.07

‘When you sit in your house and when you go on-line’ 04.19.07

Why Imus? When it comes to race, we’re all hypocrites 04.19.07

Fact-finding in Syria, truth-telling in DC 04.12.07

A time of birth, renewal marred by apathy, chutzpa 04.05.07

Early bird special 04.05.07

Palestinians’ platform is the latest roadblock to peace 04.05.07

A journalist’s lecture leaves out some important lessons 03.29.07

Exploring a land divided by its common religion 03.29.07

So right, so wrong: When Jews abuse the gift of freedom 03.29.07

Hopeful possibilities in the midst of hopelessness 03.22.07

Let’s put the brakes on red-light cameras 03.22.07

Weak leaders and no common ground 03.22.07

A series of myths about the war on terror 03.15.07

Saying ‘yes, but’ to Evangelicals for Israel 03.15.07

Who will speak for America’s antiwar Jews? 03.15.07

No soliciting?
That’s the ticket 03.08.07

A ‘certain people’ face a threat from inside and outside 03.01.07

Transformative power of scouting still exists 03.01.07

A case for community outreach 02.22.07

Stop sugarcoating intermarriage 02.22.07

A scouting adventure, and an unexpected burden 02.15.07

Fear of Iranian influence drags king into limelight 02.15.07

Are we willing to pay the price for Jewish education? 02.08.07

Higher mass-transit fares?
We’re on the wrong track 02.08.07

The era of going it alone ends for Israel 02.08.07

Why cremation is the antithesis of Judaism 02.08.07

Carter’s ‘Jewish problem’ is a ‘Christian problem,’ too 02.01.07

Fast-moving events, and an immobilized Olmert 02.01.07

Mideast in an uproar?
Don’t blame Israel 01.25.07

There ought to be a law
(except when there oughtn’t) 01.25.07

Deja vu in Iraq, only the stakes are even higher 1.18.07

The birth of a new era in Israeli pluralism 1.18.07

Toward a ‘Jewish Coalition for Energy Independence’ 1.18.07

An act of subway heroism was really a leap of faith 01.11.07

Looking for answers in a 33-year cover-up of Arafat’s crimes 01.04.07

Olmert heads the gang that can’t govern straight 01.04.07

Put Ahmadinejad where he belongs: on the watchlist 01.04.07

2006 Archive

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A time to remember, a time to teach 12.28.06

Debating Carter: There is no ‘pro’ when it comes to Israel’s attackers 12.28.06

So next time someone wants to sell you the Turnpike 12.28.06

Declaring interdependence: A workable Mideast future 12.28.06

Bush administration is paralyzed by indecision 12.21.06

Candles of hope for Israel’s missing soldiers 12.21.06

Jews and Presbyterians, partners in peacemaking 12.21.06

Same-sex civil unions on the express track 12.14.06

Jimmy Carter means well, but his book helps neither side 12.14.06

Agreeing to disagree: The OU begs to differ 12.07.06

Healthy religion, unhealthy religion, and the body politic 11.30.06

Reconciling the flaws in ‘no-fault’ divorce 11.30.06

Right ways and wrong ways to remember the Shoa 11.30.06

Anticipating a new Mideast policy: what to expect 11.23.06

Just cut the tax, Jack:
The 20-percent solution 11.23.06

On ‘day after,’ a partnership for rebuilding wounded North 11.16.06

Road trip
A journey in three acts 11.16.06

In Druse village, a vision of Israel at its very best 11.09.06

Lessons learned on the road to the 2006 2008 elections 11.09.06

On Veterans Day, let us also remember our Jewish fighting men and women 11.09.06

Why the Left should engage a voice of Israel’s ‘Russians’ 11.02.06

Your duty on Election Day: Just answer the questions 11.02.06

Jewish literacy: Talking the talk, walking the walk 10.19.06

The war and its aftermath: Bad for the U.S., Israel 10.19.06

While you were out: What awaits a postholiday Israel 10.19.06

At St. Petersburg’s Choral Synagogue, Judaism a solo act 10.19.06

‘Do not stand idly by’
Extending aid to all of Israel’s citizens 10.19.06

RJC leader: Don’t shoot the messenger 10.19.06

At Babi Yar, signs of progress, signs of problems 10.12.06

North Korea tests a bomb as GOP fights meltdown 10.12.06

Israel held captive by UN’s dreary track record 10.05.06

The pope’s apology, and the Muslim world’s sorry behavior 9.28.06

Day-to-day at Ground Zero, a landscape of love and loss 9.21.06

The ‘silly season’ begins as both sides gear up for elections 9.14.06

We cannot let Israel fend for herself 9.14.06

While Europe slept: Israel suffers for West’s quasi-pacifism 9.14.06

Corzine tries to restore luster to a tarnished public office 9.07.06

The many sides of Israeli suffering belie a ‘one-sided’ war 8.31.06

The soldiers come marching home, and demand answers 8.31.06

A time for introspection, and a time for action 8.31.06

An intense visit among a nation’s unsung heroes 8.24.06

Some thoughts on the day after for Israelis and Palestinians 8.24.06

Don’t reward Hizbullah for its attacks on an American ally 8.10.06

Fallen ‘lone soldier’ captures heart of isolated nation 8.10.06

Has Gibson a passion for true repentance? 8.10.06

What’s in a name?
A soldier’s life story 8.03.06

Winning the war, then negotiating and securing peace 8.03.06

Chaotic statelessness, and the rise of the non-Arab actors 7.27.06

The world can’t lose sight of Hizbullah’s final goal 7.27.06

Bold steps — and dramatic missteps — on the march from Gaza to Lebanon 7.20.06

Jewish peoplehood, one person at a time 7.20.06

The Gaza incursion as a test of wills — and Olmert 7.06.06

Corzine’s sales tax increase rings up trouble for Dems 6.29.06

Why do you think they call it ‘holy matrimony’? 6.29.06

Being ‘both’: The dual identity of a biracial Jew 6.22.06

When Presbyterians talk, few Jews listen 6.22.06

Shameless: Ann Coulter’s cult of shock punditry 6.15.06

A day, like so many, when Sister Rose spoke up 6.15.06

The call to service is alive and well 6.08.06

Boycott the boycotters? Think again 6.08.06

Here’s the dirt on NJ’s latest legislative folly 6.01.06

Moderation as a Jewish value 6.01.06

An ‘embodiment of hope’ 5.25.06

Distant relations: Why Israelis don’t ‘get’ Diaspora Jewry 5.25.06

NJ Is for the Sloganless’ 4.18.06

Editor’s legacy: Facing up to newspaper’s historic wrong 5.18.06

Hollywood and Stein: The tragedy of Jewish success 5.18.06

‘Never again’ is for everyone, not just Jews 5.11.06

Never again’ is never enough 5.11.06

Olmert’s two-year plan: Mission impossible? 5.11.06

Sister Rose — She’ll rest when her work is done 5.11.06

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…Super Jew! 5.04.06

Little hope for change with the foxes still in charge 5.04.06

Non-Jews raising Jewish kids — now they’re heroes 5.04.06

'Never again’ is now 4.27.06

The world’s missing conscience 4.27.06

Shoa remembrance: Culture of life, or cult of death? 4.20.06

An ‘open’ Europe: Too much of a good thing? 4.20.06

What if you held an anti-Israel party and nobody came? 4.18.06

Herb Iris remembered as builder of MetroWest, Zion 4.13.06

Tears to smiles: Israel pays price, celebrates freedom 4.13.06

Jews and the Left: Who are you calling ‘oppressed’? 4.06.06

Democracy a fool’s game with elections in April 4.06.06

Israel’s democracy works (even if my crystal ball doesn’t) 3.30.06

Tweaks and gimmicks won’t heal what ails the state budget 3.23.06

The sounds of music for the sake of Israel 3.23.06

Amplifying the message of New Jersey’s communities 3.16.06

A troubling alliance seizes isolationism 3.16.06

There for the taking? Fear of eminent domain 3.09.06

In multicultural U.K., a quivering of the stiff upper lip 3.09.06

Summer camps: Incubators for the Jewish future 3.02.06

The Israeli elections: See Ehud run and run 3.02.06

It may be quiet in Trenton, but there’s plenty to do 2.23.06

A chance for the Democrats (but don’t hold your breath) 2.16.06

Containing Tehran before it’s too late 2.16.06

The work, and unfinished business, of two feminist icons 2.09.06

Making Zionism your ‘home page’ 2.09.06

Balancing NJ’s budget: Psst, wanna buy a toll road? 2.09.06

Tackling Tehran 2.02.06

An open letter to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 2.02.06

Politicians learn hard way that campaigning was the easy part 2.02.06

When it comes to dating violence, every teenager can be a victim 1.26.06

In Europe, a vibrant Jewish life tinged with apprehension 1.26.06

Labor’s ‘leasing’ gimmick is no substitute for negotiations 1.19.06

The state of the Jews in a state of transition 1.19.06

An unhealthy response to a premier’s illness 1.12.06

At home and abroad, a champion of the Jewish people 1.12.06

Unappealing choices for closing budget gap 1.12.06

Nuclear testing: An arrogant Iran suspects West will abandon Israel 1.5.06