Opinion
A heterogeneous Knesset
Rocky Mountain JewFeb 01, 2013
Israel’s election results last week came as surprise: Netanyahu was returned to power by an unexpectedly narrow margin and now faces the extremely difficult...
Dogs . . . you never know
Tehilla R. GoldbergJan 31, 2013
I HAVE never really been much of a pet person. But if I ever would entertain the idea, between the two most common pets, dog or cat, I am most […]
When you get more than you give
Amy LedermanJan 31, 2013
THE year was 1976: America celebrated its 200th birthday, Alex Haley published Roots, the Dow Jones closed at 1004 and I arrived in Tucson with a backpack, a college...
Shocking, reprehensible allegations from Israel about coerced contraception for Ethiopian women
IJN Editorial StaffJan 31, 2013
The disturbing news transports us to another time and place — Tuskegee? — but we never, ever, thought that time and place could be now — in Israel. Yet, under...
Yes, Mrs. Clinton, it does, ‘at this time, make a difference’
IJN Editorial StaffJan 31, 2013
According to soon-to-retire Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, when four American diplomats are killed in Benghazi, Libya, it does not make a difference how the...
Remembering the Holocaust on multiple days
Rocky Mountain JewJan 24, 2013
Here in the United States, we typically hold Holocaust memorial ceremonies in April. Internationally, however, Holocaust Memorial Day is held on January 27 – this...
Election Day Prayer
Tehilla R. GoldbergJan 24, 2013
The fruits of the US election two months ago, and Israels election this week, gave us a double dose of politics. With the entertainment of political theater comes the...
Tu b’Shevat: Rebirth and remembrance
IJN Editorial StaffJan 24, 2013
On the eve of Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year of Trees, we read the bittersweet story (see page 11 of the Dollars & Sense special section) of the sprouting...
An absurdity in the gun control debate
IJN Editorial StaffJan 24, 2013
Countless opponents of any adjustment whatever in current gun laws say that it is wrong to ban AK-47s and other assault or assaultlike weapons because such weaponry is...
Too late to say thank you
Hillel GoldbergJan 24, 2013
TRUE enough, there is much indeed, an overabundance of happy moments to recall. Absurd moments. Fun. Craziness. Youthful hijinks. Also, deep discussions, and...
