Opinion
Americans for Peace Now: Jerusalem isn’t Jewish
IJN Editorial StaffOct 13, 2011
The Supreme Court has agreed to rule whether an American born in Jerusalem can list his birthplace as Israel on his passport. The case involves nine-year-old Menachem...
‘Spring’ in Iraq, Libya? Not if Judenrein
IJN Editorial StaffOct 13, 2011
Exactly nine Jews live in Iraq. At that, the US Embassy is trying to get them out because their names recently appeared in a WikiLeaks cable and this endangers...
We’ll take Gilad; here, you take Muhammad Atta
IJN Editorial StaffOct 13, 2011
The stunning news that a deal has been struck to restore Gilad Shalits freedom is welcome assurance for the power of prayer, unmitigated ecstasy for his family and...
‘Spring’ in Egypt? More like blackmail
IJN Editorial StaffOct 13, 2011
Somehow, a dual American-Israeli citizen, Ilan Grapel, got into Egypt on false pretenses (lying on his application papers) and was arrested for being a spy. Grapel, a...
Is it racist for Jews to date only Jews?
Hillel GoldbergOct 13, 2011
Is it racist for Jews to date only Jews? The question presupposes one of two possibilities: either a fundamental attachment to humanity, a universal reach, beyond the...
Is the Gilad Shalit deal true?
Tehilla R. GoldbergOct 13, 2011
Popping up one after the other, Facebook status updates around the world began lighting up in staggered succession with Gilad Shalit news. Only to be followed by...
Bar Mitzvahs: When to push, when to let go
Amy LedermanOct 13, 2011
I saw the blinking light on my answering machine and listened to the frantic voice of my girlfriend, Debbie, as I put the groceries away. Heeeeeelp! Jason says he...
Our wish to you for a meaningful Yom Kippur
Rocky Mountain JewOct 07, 2011
Shabbat and Yom Kippur coinciding — as it does this year — is not as rare occasion as one might think. In fact it happened just last year. We’ve decided...
Obstacles to becoming a better person
Dennis PragerOct 06, 2011
This week, for the fourth consecutive year, I am conducting High Holiday services. Though not a rabbi, I spent 12 years studying in yeshivas and 35 years teaching and...
Surviving the Holocaust physically and theologically
Hillel GoldbergOct 06, 2011
Todays neighbor is tomorrows history. That dispute in shul, that fellow who made a splash and then moved away, that person whose amazing accomplishments you gloss...
