Opinion
Korach
Tehilla R. GoldbergJun 26, 2009
For the longest time I was confused when I read this weeks Torah portion, Korach. As I got older and read the text more closely, I understood why. Within one...
Carbon
Martin WestermanJun 26, 2009
Are we making progress toward tikkun olam (healing the earth), or arent we? And if we are, how do we know? Those questions struck Seattle photographer Yoram Benet last...
Universals and particulars in the debate on same-sex marriage
IJN Editorial StaffJun 26, 2009
Around the debate over same-sex marriage is one judgement that is universally shared by the proponents and the opponents alike: the purest focus on the topic of morality...
Link to…Colorado
Rocky Mountain JewJun 26, 2009
It’s been a couple of weeks since Rocky Mountain Jew’s last “links to the world” post, but fear not! We’re still busy scouring media from...
Obama and Netanyahu: Who pressured whom?
IJN Editorial StaffJun 18, 2009
Benjamin Netanyahu uttered the two states for two peoples line, finally. It was inevitable. And whatever it means politically for Israels relationship with the US,...
A rare opportunity for the US to help forge a new Iran
IJN Editorial StaffJun 18, 2009
Barack Obama has been in office for six months talking about the dialogue hes going to have with Iran. What dialogue? In six months Obama has not managed to schedule...
Wandering in Germany, settled in Netanya
Hillel GoldbergJun 18, 2009
Wandering around the small towns of Germany. Is this a job for a nice Jewish boy? I dont know, but its definitely an honor for a grown Jewish man. If […]
An enchanted park
Tehilla R. GoldbergJun 18, 2009
THERE is nothing quite like gliding on two wheels as the wind is on your face. And so I decided to kick off my summer the other day by renting […]
Talking to your parents about death
Amy LedermanJun 18, 2009
I count myself amongst the most fortunate of Fifty Somethings because both of my parents are still alive. Sometimes this weighs heavily on me, like when my mother...
Lost opportunity
Rocky Mountain JewJun 18, 2009
This past week, Obama has managed to disprove his entire platform. That perhaps government intervention is not the best policy. Well, at least when it comes to masses of...
