Opinion

As Orthodox rabbis, we are devastated by the news that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. If this happens, states will be free to pass laws to prohibit or strictly limit...

I felt like the angel of death last year at Mount Meron when the annual Lag B’Omer festival turned into a disaster – a crowd crush caused by inadequate infrastructure killed 45 people, some of...

The North Shore, and Greater Boston, are blessed with dedicated, compassionate rabbis. Being a rabbi is a 24-hour job – the job never stops. And over the last two years during the pandemic, the pressures...

The Saturday morning after Passover began, I woke up to photos, sent to me by other students, of an art display targeting Israel newly erected in Harvard Yard near Canaday Dorm. Created by the Harvard...

CAMBRIDGE — On April 29, I woke up to a flurry of messages from students, alumni, and journalists regarding a new piece published by The Crimson’s Editorial Board declaring it was “proud to finally lend...

Our Jewish community lost a great leader. I was heartbroken to get the call from Deanna Cooper that her beloved Neil passed away. One of Neil’s most important roles in the Jewish community, and perhaps...

Seventy-four years ago, this month, David Ben-Gurion proclaimed Israel’s independence. Immediately following the declaration, surrounding Arab countries attacked Israel and despite being outnumbered, Israel was successful in its defense. Other wars followed in 1956, 1967...

Passover is well in the past, and, curiously, the holiday lingers. For some the echoes are the Chad Gadya reprise, repeatedly replaying in an irritating audial loop giving new meaning to the phrase “getting your...

Today is Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is a day to ponder humanity’s potential to commit evil, and to remember the 6 million Jews who died in the Shoah. While Nazi Germany officially...