Commentary

The seders and the story of the Exodus are important, and I have no problems with them. My issue with Passover is that I can’t have chametz.

Who doesn’t experience the joy and wonder of witnessing the first grassy shoots of bright green, the shocking yellow daffodil buds peeking through arched stems or the trilling notes of a tiny bird’s courtship lyrics? 

The most common lies about Israel told on campus are:

Whoopi Goldberg, which is not her real name, is laughing on the way to the bank.

(St. Louis Jewish Light) - Sometimes, in the darkest of times, there appears a small flickering light.

Climate anxiety marries weather calamities to emotions of fear, anger and despair.

I am often puzzled as to why the Aramaic word “bar” is applied instead of the Hebrew “ben” (son) to define the mitzvah of a male child’s Jewish maturity.

(Jewish Journal via JNS) Politicians are often asked to expressly condemn Nazis, and to disassociate themselves from any groups that might have Nazi sympathies.

To put it mildly, 2021 was not an easy year for Israel or any other country.

At this time of year-end recollections, we cannot forget that antisemitism has reached historic levels this year, including attacks on Jews in the streets of Boston, New York, Los Angeles and Southern Florida. But the year has not been entirely bleak. There has been good news.