Joe Lieberman, centrist senator, first Jew on a major presidential ticket, dies
Ron Kampeas, JTAMar 27, 2024
Joseph Lieberman, a longtime senator from Connecticut who as Al Gore’s running mate in 2000 became the first Jewish member of a major presidential ticket, died...
A conversation with Penfield Tate III
Steve MarkMar 21, 2024
On the cusp of turning 68, Penfield Tate III has lived through and studied the numerous mutations of how we talk and relate with each other. As an aide to former Denver...
Family wit and wisdom
Hillel GoldbergMar 21, 2024
Every family has some insider wisdom and witticisms. Here are some from our family — Max Goldberg, Miriam Goldberg, Willie Goldberg, Minnie Harris, Harry Harris —...
Faces and places
Karen GalatzMar 21, 2024
The gentle, sentimental Tom Paxton song “Faces and Places,” written decades ago, is an old favorite of mine. Yet, recently it came to my mind in a completely...
Purim in wartime
Steve MarkMar 21, 2024
We are, it seems, at an emotional crossroads. How do we celebrate the most joyful and raucous of Jewish holidays when there is a tragic scarcity of joy in our lives?
Not since the time of Abraham our Father?
Chaim GoldbergMar 21, 2024
Not every day is there an opportunity to join a simcha the likes of which may not have happened since the days of our forefather Abraham.
A non sequitur: ‘minor’ bias from AP
IJN Editorial StaffMar 21, 2024
In the repeated examples of anti-Israel bias highlighted in media all around us, two recent examples from the Associated Press might not stand out. True, they are not so...