The year in review
September 1, 2010
It was the best of times, it was the worst of — let’s stop right there. It was another Jewish year, which means moments of triumph clashed with genuine peril. Read More
To tell the truth
August 25, 2010
Despite the claims of the Boycott Israel crowd, Harvard University hasn’t divested its Israeli holdings. Read More
Extending the safety net
August 18, 2010
Last week, those who serve the underprivileged celebrated the passage in Congress of a six-month extension of the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage. Read More
‘Our wonderful rabbi’
August 11, 2010
You might think from the headlines that there is no greater oxymoron than “Muslim-Jewish relations.” Read More
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Chelsea and Marc: Mixed blessings
August 4, 2010
Was the interfaith marriage of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky the sign of “a much richer and better world” or another blow to Jewish continuity? Read More
Free pass
July 28, 2010
“Don’t let me catch you praying” is the punch line of a great old joke about the high cost of High Holy Day tickets. Read More
The demise of a Jewish organization
July 21, 2010
AJCongress will be suspending its operations — a victim of the recession, Bernie Madoff, and a changing philanthropic culture to which it was unable to adapt. Read More
Words and deeds
July 14, 2010
In a wide-ranging interview with Israel’s Channel 2, President Obama was asked why he thought Israelis were “anxious” about him. Read More
‘Preferential terms’
July 7, 2010
Although media reports tend to dwell on the negative, here is some good news about the U.S.-Israel relationship: A study of the “Arab-Israeli Military Balance in 2010” finds that Israel maintains its “major advantage” over its neighbors when it comes to conventional warfare. Read More
Time travel
June 30, 2010
In 1929, the sports organization of the Jewish Labor Bund in Poland called for a ban on boxing and, in keeping with its radical leftist politics, proposed new rules for what they considered the overly violent, competitive, and “bourgeois” game of soccer. Read More
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