First Person A rabbi’s accuser wanted me to tell her story. Here’s why it took 20 years. When the Reform movement suspended Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman in 2000, a woman wanted the details known but feared retribution. By Gary Rosenblatt May 26, 2021 6:00 am
First Person I was excited for Israel to get back to normal. Then the rockets began to hit. Two days after my first in-person conference since the pandemic began, I was in a bomb shelter with my family, writes JTA’s Uriel Heilman. May 12, 2021 5:51 pm
First Person Growing up in Anne Frank’s shadow, my kids have known about the Holocaust since before they could speak JTA’s Europe correspondent never insulated his children from the H-word. He doesn’t think he would have succeeded even if he tried. April 8, 2021 2:21 pm
First Person On a Jewish tour of northern Ontario, small spaces convey decades of history By Robert Walker February 25, 2021 4:27 pm
First Person For Jews from the former Soviet Union, New Year’s Eve always involves a Christmas-style tree By Ashley Zlatopolsky December 29, 2020 3:52 pm
First Person Catie Lazarus was not only a brilliant comedian — she gave it her all as a friend By Maia Magder December 16, 2020 4:38 pm
First Person Ideas I am a rabbi who attended George Floyd’s memorial service. This is what I witnessed. By Rabbi Aaron Weininger June 5, 2020 4:46 pm
First Person Ideas I was innocent and afraid for my life. Then I got a glimpse of what an ally can look like. By Yavilah McCoy June 3, 2020 6:21 pm
First Person In New Rochelle, where NY’s outbreak began, my parents’ community yearns for normal By Uriel Heilman June 1, 2020 2:52 pm
First Person Ideas I’m a black reverend whose grandfather marched with King and Heschel. Here’s how white Jews can support black people right now. By Rev. Anthony A. Johnson June 1, 2020 11:09 am