Trump, racism, sexism — and hope
David A. Lehrer
January 18, 2017
The Trump inauguration approaches just as many people are emerging from their post-election funk.
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Opinion
Let my people in: The case of the Venezuela Nine
Jewish Journal
January 18, 2017
In a small city in Venezuela, there are nine Jews. Five adults, two teens, two children.
Plato’s advice for the Trump years: Find God
Danielle Berrin
January 18, 2017
Even more alarming than the rise of an intemperate real estate tycoon/reality TV star to our nation’s highest office has been the blunt realization that our democracy is fragile.
‘Rally to save Roe’ is an important first step
Jewish Journal
January 18, 2017
On the eve of the inauguration of Donald Trump and the 44th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the National Council of Jewish Women Los Angeles and the California Latinas for Reproductive Justice are co-hosting a “Rally to Save Roe,” a protest and young activist training intended to defend women’s reproductive rights in California.
Thank you, Obama
Rob Eshman
January 18, 2017
Thank you, President Barack Obama, for serving the country for the past eight years.
Trump, racism, sexism — and hope
David A. Lehrer
January 18, 2017
The Trump inauguration approaches just as many people are emerging from their post-election funk.
‘A new king arose’: Inaugurating an era of fools and Pharaohs
David Seidenberg
January 17, 2017
I. We have three Pharaohs in our Torah. The first Pharaoh, less memorable, receives Abraham and Sarah and then sends them away.
Dear Alan Dershowitz, stay away from Israel
Jewish Journal
January 17, 2017
Dear Mr. Dershowitz: It was embarrassing to listen to you on Israeli TV this week.
UN Resolution 2334: Death knell for Israel’s middle class?
Jewish Journal
January 17, 2017
Little noted in the media firestorm surrounding the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 2334, commanding Israel to stop all settlement activity, is the potentially deadly ramifications for Israel\’s struggling middle class.
A prescription for a divided America: A commission for national healing
Jewish Journal
January 17, 2017
With days to go until the presidential inauguration, the hope for the traditionally sedate transition between the old and new administrations has been anything but.
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