Editorial
Editorial: Ariel Sharon’s legacy
In early December 2001, I traveled to Israel with 107 other Jewish Twin Citians on a federation-sponsored “solidarity mission.” It...
Editorial: War and Peace in 2014
What will the year 2014 hold in store? In the past I’ve attributed the following quotation to Yogi Berra, the...
Editorial: Remembering Nelson Mandela
As an idealistic young teenager, I got involved in the Civil Rights movement by selling brotherhood buttons (depicting a black...
Editorial: All we are saying is give peace a chance
Some U.S. elected officials, self-appointed representatives of the American Jewish community and the prime minister of Israel are giving the...
Editorial: Hanuka and Thanksgiving together
Hanuka will come at the same time this year, the 25th of Kislev. However, as you probably know (if you...
Editorial: Remembering the victims of Kristallnacht
This weekend, Nov. 9-10, marks the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass,” when the Nazis staged an...
Editorial: Change the name
On Thursday evening, Nov. 7, there will be a protest march from Franklin Avenue to the Metrodome. Hundreds of Twin...
Editorial: People of the Book — and of the Bagel
Leaders of the organized Jewish community — the “machers” — are weighing in on the Pew Research Center 2013 Survey...
Editorial: Gunfire on the homefront
On Monday, I received an e-mail from the Minneapolis Police Department’s friendly crime prevention specialist for the 3rd Precinct. The...
Editorial: A sheltering sukka of peace
In the Ma’ariv service, there is the Hashkiveinu prayer, the second blessing after the Shema. In this prayer, we beseech...
