Opinion
Letter: Tzipi Livni time?
It seems Netanyahu has morphed into Israel’s version of Trump, allowing the power to have a corrupting influence and although Likud allowed him to win the last election, Avigdor Liberman would not go along in...
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A sweet trip down memory lane in Lawrence
It was 1974 and I was about to visit Louis Pearl’s for the first time. As we drove down I-495 from Newburyport to Lawrence, Lenny – my future husband – filled me in on...
Read moreAn ode to cheesecake: Why we eat dairy on Shavuot
Shavuot is easily my favorite food holiday. All the Jewish holidays have a food component. Rosh Hashanah: apples dipped in honey. Yom Kippur: NO food. (Ok, there is the pre-fast meal and the break-fast). Sukkot:...
Read moreYes, I look Jewish
PEABODY – This past Saturday afternoon, my friend and colleague Rabbi Sruli Baron of Tobin Bridge Chabad and I were taking a Shabbos stroll on the way to the beautiful Peabody bike path. To...
Read moreEditorial: End the ‘right of return’
Last week, U.S. envoy to the Middle East, Jason Greenblatt, sent shockwaves throughout Gaza and the West Bank when he called for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to be dismantled – effectively...
Read moreTrump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ must dismantle UNRWA’s fantasyland
JERUSALEM – Full disclosure: Neither of us has seen an advance copy of President Trump’s Middle East “Deal of the Century.” But we can be certain that for this peace plan – or any other...
Read moreIn Germany, a bigger problem than the kippah
Who could really be surprised by the story that grabbed the attention of the Jewish world this past weekend? When Felix Klein, Germany’s first Commissioner for Jewish Life in Germany and the Fight Against Anti-Semitism...
Read moreLetter: A world battle between internationalists and nationalists
What are the reasons for the rise of anti-Semitism in our time on college campuses and in our neighborhoods? Although Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) are directed against Israel and Jews, anti-Catholic and anti-Protestant actions are...
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