The Politics of Hate Crimes
We are now in the third stage of this post-election trauma: the weeping and the violence have given way to hysteria.
read moreDo Women’s Rights Matter to J ...
J Street’s controversial response to the sexual harassment of one of its staff members raises questions as to whether its attitude toward women’s rights is compromised by its political goals.
read moreJudaism Director Rabbi Jonah D...
Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, made the following statement in regard to presidential candidate Donald J. Trump’s recently released campaign ad…
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A number of years ago I pushed my colleague in Englewood, NJ, Rabbi Menachem Genack, who is national head of the Orthodox Union’s Kosher Division…
read moreMichael Bernardi: Third Genera...
Fiddler on the Roof, the cherished musical is all about tradition and Jewish continuation
read moreSen. Cruz Exposes Obama Admini...
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, convened a hearing in which he exposed the Obama administration’s pattern of turning a blind eye to radical Islamic terrorism…
read moreAt HaZamir, Jewish Teens Sing,...
Vivian Lazar knows that HaZamir, the International Jewish High School Choir, which she directs, is more than just a musical organization through which some 400 young Jewish students came together last month to present a gala concert celebrating four-part traditional and contemporary Jewish music.
read moreNo, Mr. Trump, Why You Cannot ...
“My style of deal-making is quite simple and straightforward,” wrote Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in his 1987 book, Trump: The Art of the Deal. “I aim very high, and then I just keep pushing and pushing and pushing to get what I’m after.”
read moreWho Influences Hillary Clinton...
Assessing the influence that Jewish associates, advisors, and relatives have on Presidential candidates is complicated. Just being Jewish does not mean automatically understanding the issues confronting Israel and world Jewry.
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TheJewishVoiceAndOpinion.com Those attending the Republican Jewish Coalition’s Presidential Candidates’ Forum on December 3 in Washington could be forgiven if they came away wishing they could choose their favorite candidate…
read moreThe One Hundred and Ten Years ...
It took me three days to build up enough courage to visit what remained of Cong. Poalei Zedek in
New Brunswick, New Jersey. What was once a stately and ornate structure had almost instantaneously
become a burnt out shell…
What Should AIPAC Do Now?
How to respond now that the fight to defeat the Iran nuclear agreement is over
read moreKol Ami: The Rally against the...
The rally held in Times Square on July 22 attracted thousands of Jews who wanted to make sure Congress heard their cry to reject the deal the Obama administration has struck with Iran. At the rally, the question was: Why did you come?
read moreRabbi Dr. Wallace Greene: “Col...
Noted educator and Jewish communal activist joined forces with the Lincoln Technical Institute to bring hands-on career training programs for a variety of fields
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