Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Editorial cartoon: To bomb, or not to bomb
By Steve Greenberg
Editorial Cartoon. . .
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Opinion: Israel must criminalize purchase of sex
by Gili Varon
In Israel, an estimated 15,000 individuals are involved in prostitution, including 5,000 under the age of 18, according to reports shared with the. . .
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Opinion: Who are the Charedim?
by David N. Myers
The disturbing recent episode involving the harassment of an 8-year-old Orthodox girl in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, and the ongoing. . .
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Opinion: ‘Decapitating’ Palestine, killing peace
by Leonard Fein
Here’s a “sign of the times” factoid: In recent commentary on Israel’s settlement policy, the number of Jewish settlers beyond the Green Line. . .
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The uncontested challenge and opportunity of Limmud
by Nathan Lopes Cardozo
I am a child of a mixed marriage. I was raised in a completely secular environment. My discovery of Judaism has been an ongoing revelation over many. . .
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Opinion: Rebels with a cause
By David Suissa
“Leon Klinghoffer’s blood cries out from the depth of the ocean,” the 23-year-old law student told the Israeli Supreme Court in 1995. “We. . .
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The embrace
By Rob Eshman
At the end of Shabbat services last Saturday, I watched a 7-year-old boy recite the blessing over the wine, the Kiddush. His voice was pure, the. . .
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Editorial cartoon: The hardened bunker
By Steve Greenberg
Editorial Cartoon. . .
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Letters to the Editor: Kosher lettuce, Christianity, children’s art and Eric Roth
Reading Jonah Lowenfeld’s “Can We Afford Kosher Lettuce?” (Jan. 27) was a déjà vu moment for my wife and me. We, too, bought the special. . .
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Opinion: Commanding respect vs. demanding respect
by Erin Brown
“For not as a human sees [does the Lord see]; humans see only what is visible, but the Lord sees into the heart.” — I Samuel 16:7. . .
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Opinion: Right Is wrong
by Rabbi Dan Moskovitz
Much has already been written about the horrifying scenes of violence, extremism and chilul Hashem (desecration of God’s name) taking place in. . .
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Elizabeth Taylor was my aunt
Opinion: Elizabeth Taylor was my aunt
It’s true. Really. The Elizabeth Taylor. She of the many husbands and the showpiece jewels, the on-screen splendor and off-screen grit was, indeed,. . .
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Opinion: Wandering columnist
By David Suissa
Being a weekly columnist while visiting Israel can be really stressful. Every hour or so, you get hit with a potential subject for a column. After a. . .
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Opinion: Save Los Encinos
By Rob Eshman
Things change; I get it. My favorite diner — Benice, in Venice — closed this week after 24 years in business. Life goes on. They pave paradise.. . .
Monday, January 30, 2012
Opinion: Haredi leaders must speak out against zealots
by Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, JTA
The recent violence in Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighborhood has led me to speak out against the so-called "sikrikim" in the. . .
Monday, January 30, 2012
Don't be naked
By Marty Kaplan
Entertainment executives are fond of saying that no matter what happens with technology, what will always matter most is good storytelling. What they. . .
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Opinion: An appreciation to summers spent in paradise
by Gerald Freisleben
In the classic male-bonding film “Stand By Me,” based on a Stephen King novella, there is a line of dialogue at the end that I have never. . .
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Opinion: On Arab anti-Semitism, from indifference to complicity
by David J. Michaels, JTA
The link between hatred of Jews and of the only Jewish state often requires little conjecture. This is particularly so in the Arab world, where. . .
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Opinion: A universal message for Holocaust Remembrance Day
by Dieter Graumann, JTA
It has taken decades for the international community to deal with the Holocaust in a really serious way. Perhaps a new generation first had to emerge. . .
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Opinion: Iran an issue for valley’s 30th district voters
By Bill Boyarsky
No doubt Reps. Howard Berman and Brad Sherman will be confronted with questions about Iran as they campaign in the new West San Fernando Valley 30th. . .
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Opinion: When the world was upside down
by Mark Rothman
As I address you today, I am both bereft and optimistic. I am bereft for the obvious reasons one feels the deep, unfathomable sense of loss for what. . .
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Opinion: Time to rethink how we relate to Christians
Jews are known for their intellect, and for legitimate reasons. The number of Jewish recipients of Nobel Prizes, for example, is wildly. . .
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Honoring the legacy of a Holocaust mother
By Lloyd Greif
My 97-year-old mother, Herta Greif, died last fall of aortic stenosis that led to congestive heart failure. A Holocaust survivor, she had been a. . .
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Opinion: The new defenders
How can you defend Israel without being accused of being a tribal loyalist? You know, the type who thinks Israel is unfairly maligned by most of the. . .