NYJW Opinion

These days in Israel, it seems that you can’t start a sentence with the word “rabbinate” and not end with “monopoly.” Nowhere is this more clear than in Jerusalem. I love the city, and have warm feelings when I ride the No. 1 bus through Mea Shearim, and see the small, segregated corners of seats. […]

As far as most American Jews are concerned, opposition to President Donald Trump isn’t so much an option as a religious obligation. That’s partly due to genuine revulsion against his ugly taunts as well as partisan loyalty to his opponents. But the issue that has galvanized the Jewish “resistance” to Trump is immigration. But while […]