Gun violence in America: Scandal!

By Rob Eshman
Published on May 22, 2013

Two years after his mother was shot and killed, Dallas Sonnier received a phone call from the police: His father had just been shot and killed.

Giffords: ‘Shame’ on senators who voted down gun checks

Published on April 18, 2013

The U.S. senators who defeated a bill that would toughen background checks for gun purchasers "brought shame on themselves," former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords said.

The Second Amendment and the Golden Calf

By Aryeh Cohen
Published on March 15, 2013

Newtown rabbi joins Muslim, Christian clergy in urging gun controls

Published on March 12, 2013

Interfaith clergy from Newtown, Conn., in an open letter urged a leading Republican to back far-reaching gun controls.

Giffords opens Senate hearings on gun control

Published on January 30, 2013

Gabrielle Giffords, the former congresswoman who survived a shooting that killed six people, opened U.S. Senate hearings on gun violence.

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords launches gun-control initiative

Published on January 8, 2013

Former U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was severely wounded two years ago in an Arizona shooting, is launching a group aimed at curbing gun violence and raising enough money to challenge the well-funded gun lobby.

Giffords meets with Newtown officials to talk gun control

Published on January 7, 2013

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords traveled to Newtown, Conn., to discuss gun control with local and state officials.

After Newtown, some gun owners ready to consider control measures

Published on December 31, 2012

The day Eric Schaefer learned that a .233 caliber semiautomatic Bushmaster rifle -- a type of weapon he owned -- was used to kill 26 people in Newtown, Conn., he sold his rifle to local law enforcement near his home in Scottsdale, Ariz.

A prayer of healing from the tragedy in Newtown

Published on December 20, 2012

Our hearts are breaking, God, As our nation buries innocent children and brave teachers. The loss is overwhelming.

Fraudulent website seeking donations for Pozner family removed

Published on December 20, 2012

A fraudulent website soliciting donations in memory of Sandy Hook Elementary School victim Noah Pozner was removed and redirected to the family's official website.

Schools amp up safety precautions following Sandy Hook tragedy

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Published on December 18, 2012

When Sarah Shulkind, head of school at Sinai Akiba Academy in Westwood, was a child in Winnetka, Ill., a woman walked into the elementary school four blocks from Shulkind’s house and opened fire, killing one student and injuring five, as well as a college student.

Jewish schools respond to Newtown with discussion and security additions

Published on December 18, 2012

Like every other mother in the United States, Patti Weiss Levy’s heart broke when she heard about last Friday’s school shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

Jewish groups push for action on gun control

Published on December 18, 2012

In the wake of the shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn., Jewish groups are looking to build alliances and back legislation to strengthen gun control laws.

Newtown students return to class after school massacre

Published on December 18, 2012

Students returned to school in the shattered Connecticut town of Newtown on Tuesday, accompanied by police and counselors to help them cope with grief and fear after a gunman's rampage killed 26 people in an elementary school and altered attitudes about gun control in Washington.

December 18, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on December 18, 2012

Newtown temple opens fund for family of Noah Pozner

Published on December 17, 2012

As the family of Newtown massacre victim Noah Pozner prepared for the 6-year-old's funeral, the family's synagogue began collecting money for the Pozners.

Funerals for Newtown victims Noah Pozner and Jack Pinto begin as schools confront tragedy

Published on December 17, 2012

Mourners in Newtown, Conn., headed for the first two of 20 funerals of schoolchildren massacred in their classroom as the rest of the nation on Monday anxiously sent children back to school with tightened security.

Obama consoles Connecticut town hit by school massacre

Published on December 16, 2012

U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday consoled the Connecticut town shattered by the massacre of 20 young schoolchildren, lauding residents' courage in the face of tragedy and saying the United States was not doing enough to protect its children.

Sandy Hook: The cultural phenomenon behind mass shootings

Published on December 16, 2012

It has been 13 years since the murders at Columbine High School, when two teenagers killed 13 people and wounded 21 others. Since that time, ABC reports, there have been 31 school shootings.

Israeli leaders send condolence messages in Newtown massacre

Published on December 16, 2012

Israeli leaders sent letters of condolence to President Barack Obama over the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn.

Sandy Hook, Sandy and the politics of learned helplessness

By Marty Kaplan
Published on December 16, 2012

"We have got to get Michelle to make this her priority."

The NRA’s Wayne LaPierre has the blood of Connecticut students on his hands

Published on December 16, 2012

Looking for ways to explain America’s epidemic of mass shootings -- including Friday’s murder of 27 people, including 20 children, at a Newtown, Connecticut elementary school – many pundits are blaming the country’s “culture of violence” and its preference for “protecting guns over children.” But the majority of Americans favor strict gun control laws. No, let's not burden Americans with collective guilt. The problem is more narrow -- and more fixable -- than that.

Stopping Asperger’s from Becoming Another Victim in the CT Massacre

By Michelle K. Wolf
Published on December 16, 2012

Obama speech after Connecticut school shooting [FULL TEXT]

By JewishJournal
Published on December 14, 2012

"This afternoon, I spoke with Governor Malloy and FBI Director Mueller. I offered Gov. Malloy my condolences on behalf of the nation and made it clear he will have every single resource that he needs to investigate this heinous crime, care for the victims, counsel their families."

The speech President Obama should have given after the Connecticut school shooting

By Rob Eshman
Published on December 14, 2012

When news of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School first broke, President Barack Obama stood before the nation, felt our grief and shed a tear.

Healing from a Tragedy: A Recipe for Love

By Elana Horwich
Published on December 14, 2012