Jewish America
The letter some of my rabbinical students wrote shows a lack of empathy—with Jews
This is an open letter from the dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies of American Jewish University in Los Angeles, Rabbi Bradley S. Artson. It comes in response to a letter signed by scores of rabbinic and cantorial students at Ziegler and other schools, which the Forward published on May 13.
AIPAC Is Playing The Victim, But It’s Palestinians Who Are Being Silenced
AIPAC says its now under threat, but its actions show that it’s doing more of the threatening, particularly to American Jews, critical of Israel.
Henri Bendel’s Is Closing. For Many American Jews, It’s The End Of An Era.
Baruch dayan ha’emet.
When My Daughter’s Teacher Erased Her Judaism For A Class Project
The assignment was to choose a country of origin. But our ancestors fled death; studying Austrian Christmas would not reveal my daughter’s heritage.
Bernie Sanders Inspires Debate for Democrats on Israel — But Not Change
Bernie Sanders’s representative Cornel West induced an Israel debate among Democrats, but changes to the party platform are unlikely.
The Intermarriage Debate is Flaring Up (Again), Months After Pew Survey
In the months since the Pew Research Center’s survey of American Jews renewed communal concern about assimilation, the intermarriage debate is flaring up again.
Is ‘Open Orthodoxy’ an Oxymoron?
Was this the year of ‘Open Orthodoxy’? The inaugural graduation of Yeshivat Maharat and the new leadership at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah would indicate so. But some were not convinced.
Millennials Must Grab Keys to Jewish 'Car'
As a first-year rabbinical student at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), I read a lot about the challenges facing “millennials.” With the recent outpouring of analysis relating to the Pew report on American Jewry, the amount of content may have quadrupled, but the number of young voices has not.
A 10-Year-Old's Take on Pew
Danielle Leshaw gave her 10-year-old son the Pew survey. Turns out, he believes that being Jewish is something you do — not just something you are.
I Am Not a Distraction to Conservative Judaism
Does the Conservative movement focus too much on egalitarianism? Jane Eisner says women are nobody’s distraction — and that should be everyone’s concern.