Editorial
A civil debate on health care reform
In this edition of the Jewish World, we have a rabbinic viewpoint on the health care reform debate, which seems to...
Wayward New Jersey rabbis
The recent arrests of mayors, other elected officials and Orthodox rabbis in a New Jersey corruption investigation have been widely...
Obama and American Jews vs. Netanyahu
Haaretz correspondent Barak Ravid reported earlier this month that an “atmosphere of permanent crisis has surrounded” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Some advice for Sen. Franken
First, a big Mazal Tov! The American Jewish World’s editorial on Oct. 24, 2008, carried the headline “Al Franken for U.S....
Insurrection in Iran, via Twitter
People around the world have been riveted by news reports about the ongoing protests in Iran, and the brutal repression...
A lesson from Cairo
As this edition of the American Jewish World goes to press, it seems like there is an inordinate amount of...
Editorial: Manufacturing crimes
At first glance, it looked like a case of astute police work. Four ex-convicts, three of them recent jailhouse converts...
When journalism became infotainment
As part of the Guthrie Theater’s “Global Voices” series on Monday night, Frank Rich, columnist and former theater critic for the...
House members and a rabbi cross the line
In an effort to draw attention to the suffering in the Darfur region of Sudan, five members of the U.S....
Obama and the rise of the Jew-haters
In the run-up to the 2008 elections, National Public Radio (NPR) broadcast a piece about the possible election of this...
