Opinion

The orthodoxy of Bernie-ism no longer mandated Medicare For All and a Green New Deal, but a sharp disdain for Jewish people-hood.

Well done, Israeli media. After the deluge of negative headlines over the last two weeks, when COVID-19 is finally beaten back, it will be the...

American Jews protesting the prospect of Israeli action to formalize its hold on territory aren’t defending chances for peace or a realistic plan to achieve it.

Three times a day, six times a week, my shul convenes on Zoom for minyan-less minyan.

In these pandemic times, as we prepare for Passover seders that will be unlike any other, we can all use a special blessing. Well, I...

The money I would have spent on Pesach groceries is now being spent on ensuring I have a stable internet connection.

While there is room for criticism of how Haredi leaders have handled the coronavirus epidemic, the discourse reeks of prejudice.

Holocaust survivors know what it's like to feel helpless and alone. Here is their advice for surviving COVID-19.

To compare Trump — the father of a Jewish daughter and grandfather to three Jewish grandchildren — to Lindbergh/Hitler is an affront to the memory of 1.5 million Jewish children murdered by the Nazis.

Jewish religion teaches that life is the most precious element in existence. Life itself is grounded in God,  the source of life, who sustains...

Wandering Jews now are forcibly stationary.

This is a crisis in Charedi society — a crisis that is shaking the foundations of the entire Charedi society.

The fact that the coronavirus pandemic is an accelerating disaster is no longer in doubt. Nearly half of the world is on lockdown. In America,...

While doctors scramble for protective equipment, laid-off workers pray for their next paycheck, and over 6,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, people are cracking...

When it comes to Passover I’ve been totally spoiled over the years. As a standup comic who performs at various resorts over the holiday,...

The Coronavirus has once more confronted us with the absence of God in modern times. This absence is often seen as the cause for...

“In an age of social distancing, am I still allowed to open the door for Elijah the Prophet?” Although this question may be amusing, the...

Can we “manifest” reality? My daughter, the Vegan Hippie Queen, believes so. She always says if you envision what you really want or need,...

These days, it feels like we are living in a science-fiction movie. If just a few months ago someone said the entire world basically...

As teenagers, it is hard to comprehend the irreparable mark this coronavirus will have on our generation. We are in the middle of a...

American Jewry is facing a financial and structural crisis. The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic will be devastating to the American Jewish communal...

Many of us celebrate the launch of Passover with seder meals and a wide array of special guests: family, friends, colleagues and dear souls...

On all other Passovers, we might have celebrated with family and friends. On all other Passovers, memories of growing up around the seder table,...

Kicking off the first month of our Hebrew calendar with Nisan’s new moon, we usher in a time of seasonal rebalance and realignment. Amid a...

Most Americans fall into one of three groups when it comes to the surreal and terrible Coronavirus event we are experiencing. The first group believes...

It was Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. I’d just slipped into my tennis skirt when my neighbor called and told me to turn on the...

When someone in a Jewish family marries his or her bashert, the Yiddish designation implies that the union of the two lovers was pre-ordained...

Earlier this month, Pat James, 77, started to feel sick in the duplex he shared with his wife, Jean, at the Texas Masonic Retirement...

Until the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of “social distancing” likely never crossed your mind. But today, from Singapore to the UK,...

Empty toilet paper shelves, empty seats at restaurants, empty desks in schools. These emerging iconic coronavirus images have become commonplace in Europe as the continent...