By Israel Kochin, , New York, N.Y. The editors of JTNews recently published a letter ("Taking Sides," Letters, April 29) attacking my mother, Roch
Read MoreBy Judy Blinder, , Seattle I applaud Rabbi Mirel's effort to encourage nonaffiliated Jews in the greater Seattle area to join a Jewish community in
Read MoreBy Rabbi Chaim Levine , Hope for Heroism As I write this column I'm sitting in Israel, A few days after Yom HaShoah and a few days before Yom HaZi
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist "I covered the story from the beginning...in early 2007," says "barefoot bandologist" Jackson Holtz. The Hera
Read MoreBy Rabbi Daniel A. Weiner, Temple De Hirsch Sinai Is it senseless hype or civil heresy? Simple celebrity stalking or something deeper and more dis
Read MoreBy Rocky Silverman, , Rocky Silverman Dr. Baskin believes a fair peace between Palestinian Arabs and Israel is best achieved by arguing equality an
Read MoreBy Akiva Kenny Segan, , Seattle Re: Rochelle Kochin's letter, ("A Moral Compass," April 15): Thanks. If Ms. Kochin cannot see any moral wrong in t
Read MoreBy Josh Basson, , Seattle I was appalled to read Fred Ferate's distorted letter ("The constant struggle," April 15). He erroneously states that I
Read MoreBy Robert Wilkes , Special to JTNews My new friends from Zimbabwe saw their homeland devastated and looted in a manner not seen since Attila swept
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist A self-described "small-town kid from Vashon," Gary Johnson feels like he's come a long way to his recent appo
Read MoreBy Joel Lion , JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) — With Richard Goldstone himself admitting that the infamous Goldstone Report was critically
Read MoreBy Gershon Baskin , The Jerusalem Post JERUSALEM — It's difficult to think about peace when missiles are flying from Gaza into Israel, and when in
Read MoreBy Ed Epstein, , Mercer Island Referencing your article on "Washington's newest congresswoman" ("Where she stands: Washington's newest congresswom
Read MoreBy Rochelle Kochin, , Seattle Akiva Segan says it is inflammatory to use words such as "unspeakable evil" and "savage" to describe the terrorists
Read MoreBy Fred Ferate, , Austin, Texas Thanks for printing Akiva Segan's letter ("Inflammatory words," April 1). There is so much hatred in the world. Mr
Read MoreBy Josh Basson, , Seattle I commend Edward Alexander for his perceptive op-ed article ("A gentile critic of the new anti-Semitism," April 1). It w
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, It's as if I'm paralyzed when I think about this year's Pesach. I am unable to plan or to get
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist The challenge of being a dietician, says Lorren Negrin, is how people perceive her profession as a bunch of peo
Read MoreBy Akiva Segan, , Seattle While Josh Basson has made another case for Israel to push aggressively for negotiations with Palestinians ("True obstacl
Read MoreBy Edward Alexander , Special to JTNews Jews often have occasion to lament the truth of the biblical text that says that our enemies will arise fr
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