October 13, 2015

Israel under the knife

David Suissa October 13, 2015

“The streets are empty, even the main pedestrian walkways are empty,” my friend Selwyn Gerber told me on the phone from Jerusalem.

Rabbi Sacks: Empower religious leaders to stop continuing violence in Israel

Jewish Journal October 13, 2015

Religious leaders should step in to lead the way to calm tensions in the Middle East amid the recent wave of terror attacks in Israel and the violence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, former Chief Rabbi of the UK, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks said on Tuesday.

Steve Gutow’s 10-year crusade for Jewish civility ending on bitter note

Jewish Journal October 13, 2015

For the past 10 years, Rabbi Steve Gutow has been trying to get American Jews to be more civil to each other, especially in debates about political issues.

Notes from the scene of terror: One morning, two attacks, four dilemmas

Shmuel Rosner October 13, 2015

California to ban ‘Redskins’ for school sports, keep Confederate building names

Jewish Journal October 13, 2015

California will ban public schools from naming their sports teams \”Redskins,\” a name seen as a slur against Native Americans, but will not stop municipalities from naming parks and buildings for Confederate heroes, Governor Jerry Brown said on Sunday.

Clinton tacks to the left ahead of Democratic debate

Jewish Journal October 13, 2015

Hillary Clinton has veered hard to the left ahead of Tuesday\’s first Democratic presidential debate, hoping to inoculate herself from criticism by rival Bernie Sanders and woo the union members and liberal activists who have been slow to embrace her.