Opinion
Emotion, not logic: IDF shoots itself in the foot
IJN Editorial StaffJan 12, 2012
One of the saddest things weve read recently is news of the resignation of the chief rabbi of the Israel Air Force from a program that recruits haredi Orthodox men...
The co-pilot is you
IJN Editorial StaffJan 12, 2012
Last Wednesday morning, people stumbled into work incrementally due to an abysmally icy commute. Surprisingly or not the litany of complaints had less to do with...
From the eyeliner to the toupee
Amy LedermanJan 05, 2012
To say I was insecure as a new mother traveling with my six-month old son to visit my parents for the first time is an understatement. I was petrified. But […]
Is membership in the IRC worth it?
Tehilla R. GoldbergJan 05, 2012
AFTER suspicions these past few months, it turns out to be true that Israels first-responder organization Magen David Adom (MDA) needed to change its policy of...
Black hole and the light of faith
Hillel GoldbergJan 05, 2012
Maybe it began when someone first explained to me what a light year is. Traveling at 186,000 miles per second, light beckons us to do the math: 186,000 times 60...
Worries from Iowa
IJN Editorial StaffJan 05, 2012
With this weeks Iowa caucus results in, we are finally getting a notion of how the battle is shaping up to determine which Republican candidate will stand against...
From the brutal to the bizarre
IJN Editorial StaffJan 05, 2012
Tis the season, it seems, to exploit the Holocaust. Last week, it was Rep. Allen West of Florida, who invoked Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels in speaking...
The misappropriation of the Holocaust is complete
Rocky Mountain JewJan 05, 2012
We have long bemoaned the fact that the Holocaust and its related imagery and symbolism has been misappropriated by myriad political groups and activists. Typically...
So much more than jelly
Shana GoldbergDec 30, 2011
In Israel, sufganiyot are not confined to only the eight days of Chanukah; the fried delicious goodies appear in markets and bakeries throughout the month of Kislev, and...
Hey Buddy: Can you spare a zuz?
Martin WestermanDec 29, 2011
Next holiday season, you might consider buying your presents without US dollars. When you decide to buy something, you can also choose what you buy it with. Its legal...
