Jewish voices struggle to find reconciliation in the face of university violence
Standing in front of a cloth-covered table where the Torah is read, Rabbi Sharon Brous delivered her Sabbath sermon and…
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Protesting the murder of 34,000 Palestinians is not anti-Semitic
To the editor: Do not invoke, as Seth Greenland does, the solemn commemoration of the Holocaust to brand university protesters…
After USC canceled graduation, Jewish students held their own ceremony
When USC canceled the main stage graduation ceremony, Jewish leaders on campus saw an opportunity. Before some 19,000 graduates walked…
Memoir: Why Joan Nathan is more than a Jewish cookbook writer
The morning after Joan Nathan's 80th birthday party last year, a long-table gathering in Palm Springs on the grounds of…
Opinion: Have we learned nothing? 'Going back to Poland' is grotesque
When it was reported that a protester near Columbia University had loudly suggested that Jews should return to Poland, I…
Downplaying Jewish concerns about war is anti-Semitic
To the editor: In one letter, a “proud Jewish academic” asks whether acknowledging that nothing happening to Jews in this…
Remembering the 'very good people,' who exactly hates Judaism, Mr. Trump?
To the editor: People have asked if former President Trump's depravity and mendacity are bottomless. His recent comment that “any…
Opinion: How should we read the Purim and Passover texts this year?
In a few days, Jews will gather for the holiday of Purim and read aloud from the Book of Esther.…
The problem with the rush to accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza
If I were a Palestinian fighting in the rubble of Gaza, I would probably think Israel was committing genocide. If…
Complaint Alleges Berkeley Public Schools Enabled Anti-Semitic Acts
The week after Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, Ilana Pearlman asked her 14-year-old son, Ezra, a ninth-grader at…