Opinion
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,...
The UN and Syria — tilting at windmills
IJN Editorial StaffAug 11, 2011
We know were tilting at windmills but wouldnt it be nice if, just once, the UN lived up to its charter and actually tried to enforce peace? That is, […]
‘No child left behind?’
IJN Editorial StaffAug 11, 2011
Whether a tremendous focus on standardized testing is the best way to educate young people is a legitimate question. Should an equal, or greater, emphasis be placed on...
Corned Beef vs. Pastrami
IJN Editorial StaffAug 11, 2011
Who is a Jew? An important, even critical, question when determining who may marry whom (to take one important example) but not important when determining who may...
In ignoring Tisha b’Av, we ignore the heart
Eshley SpitzerAug 11, 2011
ANOTHER Tisha bAv has arrived. It creeps up among summer festivities, planting itself in the midst of a glamorous heat wave. In the middle of our summer fun comes a...
