What will they say when Israel turns 120?
NEW YORK (JTA)—In January, the Jewish Agency renovated some 300 bomb shelters in the south of Israel. read more »
An annual call to justice
The Talmud teaches that the three types of shofar blasts heard on Rosh Hashanah represent three types of cries read more »
Correspondence
1st Amendment applies to Israel debate read more »
On Israel delegitimization, media matters
Comedian Jon Stewart’s recent selection as the most influential man in America in a poll by AskMen.com, a popular online magazine, is more than just an inane piece of trivia. read more »
The view from Israel
Yediot Aharonot asks the question: What if the elimination of Osama bin-Laden was carried out by the IDF? “Would there not be an immediate outcry—murder without trial? read more »
Jewish vote in play for 2012
Will the Jewish vote, normally overwhelmingly Democratic, be up for grabs in 2012? That question became a subject of intense debate when a Republican was elected recently to the House of Representatives from New York’s 9th Congressional District for the first time in 90 years. read more »
Non-Orthodox education defended
For Orthodox Jews, day school education is a given. Jews who affiliate Conservative or Reform or are unaffiliated, on the other hand, have many choices about how to educate their children. read more »
As Israeli editors see it
Yediot Ahronot believes that President “Obama wants peace not just to be re-elected, but because he is a genuine leader who is interested in bringing about real change in the world.” read more »
Popular PJ Library enters new collaborative era with federation
Did you ever stop for a moment and think of the joy you share while reading to your child at bedtime or think back to when your parents read to you? In my house that is one of the most sacred times of the day. read more »
