Opinion
Think of the possibilities
IJN Editorial StaffAug 25, 2011
We admit, cremation is not the most appetizing of subjects, even if brought up only to emphasize that it violates the Jewish way of burial still, there are surely...
Egypt is responsible for the terrorism against Israel that comes from . . . Egypt
IJN Editorial StaffAug 25, 2011
Nobody wants to return to the days when Egypt routinely made war on, or sponsored terrorists attacks against, Israel. Nobody, that is, in Israel and the West. But in...
‘The Help’
Tehilla R. GoldbergAug 25, 2011
I SAW the movie The Help this week. When the book by the same title by Kathryn Stockett came out, one of my sisters read it and recommended it, and […]
Still the only solution to the world’s problems
Dennis PragerAug 25, 2011
There is only one solution to the worlds problems, only one prescription for producing a near-heaven on earth. It is 3,000 years old. And it is known as the Ten...
Somalia today: Worse than dying is killing — your own
IJN Editorial StaffAug 18, 2011
Nice. Good program. Provocative. Great hook to get teens engaged in Judaism. A discussion hosted a couple of weeks ago by the Jewish Student Union, a new local group...
School gets longer, learning gets shorter
IJN Editorial StaffAug 18, 2011
Can you believe? School has already started in many districts, and if not last week, then this, or next? What happened to summer? Remember when school got out shortly...
The death of space
IJN Editorial StaffAug 18, 2011
Are you willing to ditch your GPS and the daily weather forecast? Would you like to return to the days when Japan could plan a major attack on the US […]
‘If I were a rich man…’
Tehilla R. GoldbergAug 18, 2011
WHEN I heard about Howard Schultzs bold move his open letter to fellow American CEOs to boycott campaign donations until President Obama, together with Congress,...
Finding paradise on Highway 89
Amy LedermanAug 18, 2011
AS a child, I grew up listening to music on my fathers prized possession, our stereo system, which consisted of a record player nestled deep within a richly oiled...
From mourning to celebration
Rocky Mountain JewAug 11, 2011
For some it’s the Israeli version of Valentine’s Day, or Chag HaAhava. For others it’s an ancient tradition, rooted in Mishnah and Talmud. Either way,...