by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Nov 7, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion
Mazel tov. We’re now past the midterms of 2018. No matter how you feel about the results, you have to be glad that these elections are over. I know I am. I can’t recall a more contentious, divisive or bitter election in my lifetime. Still, in the aftermath of it all,... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Oct 30, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion
On the Monday morning after the massacre that killed 11 at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, my editor-in-chief expressed surprise that he hadn’t heard from me over the weekend. I was out of town visiting my son at college, and although I was aware of the... read more
by Staff Report | Oct 26, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion
Howard Libit, executive director of the Baltimore Jewish Council, submitted a letter to the Baltimore Sun in response to an op-ed the newspaper published Oct. 23 titled, “A bump in the bond between Baltimore’s core Democratic coalition: black and Jewish... read more
by Charlie Levine | Oct 23, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion
Last June on the day of the primary elections, I pulled up my car to park at the school where I have been voting for many years. If it weren’t for the campaign signs dotting the landscape and lining the street curbs, I would’ve thought I had the wrong date. The... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Oct 1, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion
I’ll admit it. When first hearing on the evening of Aug. 26 that a gunman from Baltimore murdered two young people and wounded 10 others before killing himself at a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Fla., one of my initial thoughts was, “I wonder if he was a... read more
by JTA | Sep 7, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion
By Loribeth Weinstein WASHINGTON (JTA) — We cannot afford to perpetuate old institutional behaviors in an era of #MeToo. The explosion of accusations in our community has denigrated our Jewish institutions and disparaged our Jewish communal world. In the year... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Aug 31, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion
Sometimes when I really want to get under my daughter’s skin, I tell her about that crisp fall afternoon when she met the Kinderman. It always gets a good eye roll and sigh. Parents of a certain age in this area will always fondly remember the Kinderman, who passed... read more
by JTA | Aug 24, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion
By Jan Zauzmer (JTA) — Last year, I wrote an essay urging rabbis to deliver a High Holiday sermon that was relevant to the political moment. “I understand the typical view that it is better for rabbis to speak to higher values than to take sides in the... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Aug 1, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion
Not long ago, I enjoyed the company of Jack Gilden, veteran local journalist, commentator, teacher and businessperson. Schmoozing with Jack about the state of the world is always a joy, but on this particular occasion we chatted mainly about his upcoming debut book,... read more
by Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin | Jul 2, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion
When my husband, Avram, and I heard about the “Families Belong Together” rally on June 30 in Washington, D.C., we were determined to go. The irony that we were blessed with the rights, the liberty, the ease of travel and the resources to choose to go — all... read more
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