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Joe Lieberman at a campaign rally in New Hampshire in October, 2000. (Darren McCollester/Newsmakers/Getty)

Joe Lieberman, centrist senator, first Jew on a major presidential ticket, dies

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...

Gaza’s Shifa Hospital pictured on Oct. 29, 2023. (Majdi Fathi/TPS)

Shifa Hospital complex housed terrorists, weapons

A nearly week-long Israeli raid on the Shifa Hospital compound in Gaza City, along with extensive military operations in Khan Yunis’ Hamad district, have broken the...

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Ambassador to the UN, at the UN Security Council. (JNS)

UN resolution imperiled hostage negotiations, Jewish leaders say

“Hamas’ stance clearly demonstrates its utter disinterest in a negotiated deal and attests to the damage done by the UN Security Council’s resolution,” Israeli...

Penfield Tate III

A conversation with Penfield Tate III

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

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

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

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?

Rabbi Tzvi Kushelevsky, left (JNS); his father and child's namesake, Eliyahu, right (IJN file photo)

Not since the time of Abraham our Father?

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.

Palestinians in Gaza begin the preparatory work of building a temporary pier on March 15, 2024 for the delivery of humanitarian aid. (Majdi Fathi/TPS)

Israeli government holding talks with PA on Gaza

Israel is holding talks with representatives of the Palestinian Authority and Fatah for the distribution of aid in the Gaza Strip and “semi-official” discussions on...

A non sequitur: ‘minor’ bias from AP

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...