First Person Ideas My family is among the 80,000 Israelis living in quarantine. This is our story. Our flight back from Italy landed an hour after quarantine regulations went into effect in Israel. By Uriel Heilman March 6, 2020 12:08 pm
First Person Ideas I’m a rabbi with the coronavirus whose congregation is quarantined. It’s bringing out the best in us. As a Sabbath of seclusion beckons for many, the rabbi of the Young Israel of New Rochelle says some positive elements can be found in looking at our predicament. March 6, 2020 11:49 am
First Person I enjoyed the Belgian carnival that featured anti-Semitic floats. Then I searched for homes in Israel. JTA’s Europe correspondent explores a parade in Belgium that underlines an ominous shift in attitudes toward Jews in parts of Western Europe. February 25, 2020 5:32 pm
First Person As a queer Jew, learning Anne Frank was bisexual is a game-changer By Yonah Bex Gerber June 12, 2019 5:32 pm from Hey Alma This link opens in a new window
First Person Ideas How going to synagogue regularly turned me into a dumpster diver By Cnaan Liphshiz January 8, 2019 4:20 pm
First Person This Daily Ritual Brought Me Closer to My Special Needs Child By Keren Zelwer December 26, 2018 12:55 pm from Kveller This link opens in a new window
First Person The fast train from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv isn’t fast and doesn’t go to Tel Aviv. I took it so you don’t have to. By Ben Sales October 25, 2018 3:45 pm
First Person Ideas I don’t believe in God — but this is why I’m having an Orthodox wedding By Cnaan Liphshiz September 12, 2018 2:13 pm
First Person Ideas Weddings are lovely, but it’s the marriage that matters By Cindy Sher July 13, 2018 3:24 pm
First Person Elaine Holstein, last surviving parent of the four Kent State shooting victims, dies at 96 By Steve North May 28, 2018 6:40 am