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. . .