The U.S. Military Has Been Good to Jews: Your story on the tragic loss of Captain Benjamin Sklaver in Afghanistan was significant on that basis alone, but it also brought up the issue of the relative dearth of Jews in our armed forces (“Officer’s Death Highlights Dearth of Jews in the Military,” October 23).Read More
On Abuse, the Catholic Church’s Progress: Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican’s representative to United Nations organizations in Geneva, noted that the Catholic Church has been “cleaning its own house” and that other institutions “could do the same” (“Vatican’s New Defense on Child Molestation Charges: Finger-pointing,” October 16).Read More
Putting Victims First*: I am writing this letter to correct any misimpressions that may arise as a result of quotes from me that were published in your October 23 article “Rabbis Still Want Role in Abuse Cases.”Read More
An Orthodox Exodus: I was surprised and disappointed to see you print the old-school canard that the liberal streams of Judaism will inevitably disappear due to intermarriage, with only Orthodoxy thriving in the future (“The Jewish Future, in Black and White,” October 16). This outcome has been predicted for decades with no tangible proof that it’s happening.Read More
Desmond Tutu Was Not Right About Israel: Desmond Tutu was wrong about Israel, and so is letter-writer Martin Hird (“Desmond Tutu Was Not Wrong About Israel,” October 2).Read More