Opinion
Why some people are cynical about the Talmud
Hillel GoldbergJul 12, 2012
In passing conversation I hear misconceptions about the Talmud. More broadly, I hear things about Jewish law that do not fit the reality. This is natural, for if people...
Thank you President Shimon Peres
Tehilla R. GoldbergJul 12, 2012
President of Israel Shimon Peres has declined to attend the opening ceremony at the upcoming Olympics in London. The ceremony is on Shabbat and Peres cannot stay in The...
The ‘G-d Particle’ and G-d
Dennis PragerJul 12, 2012
THEY found the G-d-Particle. That was the headline in many of Americas news media. It turns out that the name actually derives from substituting G-d-particle...
The latest on…Yad Vashem and Mario Balotelli
Rocky Mountain JewJul 06, 2012
Yad Vashem Arrests The Yad Vashem vandalism we blogged about a few weeks ago has led to three arrests and, earlier this week, one indictment. Rumors that the culprits...
Yitzhak Shamir, 1916-2012
IJN Editorial StaffJul 05, 2012
Opinions about the late prime minister of Israel, Yitzhak Shamir, were polar opposites. One thought he was the best, or one thought he was the worst. Either way,...
Fires bring out the best in the worst of times
IJN Editorial StaffJul 05, 2012
Theologians will probably differ on whether the fires that have ravaged Colorado during our scorching month of June — and in many cases, continue to ravage — are an...
Deep soul: Knuckleball in search of a period
Hillel GoldbergJul 05, 2012
I once told a friend. Not only did I like your book. I read it. Im making an exception. I just heard of Wherever I Wind Up a few days […]
All that butter!
Tehilla R. GoldbergJul 05, 2012
Every once in a while on long winter nights, I re-watch some old, favorite, black and white movies. One of them is a charming film, The Shop Around The Corner....
Time and permission to talk
Amy LedermanJul 05, 2012
I ARRIVED in Tucson on July 4, 1976, erev Bi-Centennial for those of us who are prone to turning a national holiday into a Jewish one. It was hotter than […]
Nora Ephron, RIP
Rocky Mountain JewJun 29, 2012
It’s become a rare talent that can create a heartwarming, funny, insightful yet realistic romantic comedy. Nora Ephron was one of those talents. And it...
