Opinion
Personal Essay: The flutter of angel wings
Herbert Belkin When Kol Nidre is sung on the eve of Yom Kippur, Jews everywhere are wrapped in spiritual emotion as they pray to be entered in the Book of Life....
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Letter: Edelman’s Jewish pride resonates
Most top Jewish athletes play it down (Re: “Interview with Julian Edelman,” Jewish Journal, Sept. 26). They want to fit in. Hank Greenberg said he didn’t feel Jewish until after he retired. Brad Ausmus and...
Read moreLetter: Temple Tiferet Shalom’s Hebrew School is vibrant and active
Thank you for the interesting article about various Jewish religious schools in the North Shore area (“Creativity, hands-on learning allows Jewish education to thrive at local Hebrew schools,” Sept. 12). However, I want to point...
Read moreLetter: Relatives … or not?
My name is Shoshana Goldman and I am co-teaching a course about Jewish Genealogy at Tufts University with Madison Dall that was written about in the Sept. 19 Journal article, “How to Trace the Roots...
Read moreIsraelis deserve more than the status quo
For the second time this year, an Israeli election has ended in a virtual deadlock between the major parties and political blocs. And, once again, the results leave us highly uncertain about what will come...
Read moreIt’s Netanyahu or new elections
The U.S. media coverage of the Israeli election has misrepresented the results of last week’s vote. This isn’t necessarily deliberate. Israeli elections are inscrutable for most foreigners, particularly for Americans, who are used to the...
Read moreEditorial: You can help link the Jewish community
It’s the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The Days of Awe have arrived. Here at the Journal, we have high hopes for the coming year. Our goal is to serve each and...
Read moreIn Israel, holidays and decompression
JERUSALEM – For the last few weeks, you could begin to hear it on the streets, in conversations, and written in emails and texts. It’s the mantra that Israelis repeat in response to virtually any...
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