Is the Jewish Democratic Council Really Jewish – or Just Democrats?: Alan Dershowitz, Gatestone Institute, Aug. 3, 2022
Religious Liberty Divides American Jews: Nathan Lewin, WSJ, July 7, 2022
Whatever Happened to the ‘Pro-Jewish’ Left?: Samuel J. Abrams and Jack Wertheimer, Tablet, June 24, 2022
Jewish Education Should Have ‘Shoulds’; Benjamin M. Jacobs and Shuki Taylor, Sapir Journal, Vol. 6, Summer 2022
For Further Reference:
Melanie Phillips to Reform Rabbi: Why Aren’t You Orthodox???: Melanie Phillips, JNS, YouTube, July 24, 2022 — Guest host Melanie Phillips speaks with Reform Rabbi Cary Kozberg on why he hasn’t become Orthodox of he agrees with their religious principles and their approach to politics.
‘Jewish Leaders Have Betrayed, Failed Our Community’ | Mideast News Hour with Caroline Glick: JNS, YouTube, Aug. 2, 2022 — Jewish community leaders have “betrayed and failed” their constituents, according to Avi Goldwasser of the Jewish Leadership Project. He says they are either “cowards or delusional or both.”
Jewish Institutions Must Not Give Up Their Jewish Names: Rabbi Michael Barclay, JNS, July 13, 2022 — Names are extremely important in all spiritual traditions, especially in Judaism.
Prosecutor Suspended by Desantis Is Latest Florida Jew to Star in State’s Abortion Fight: Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA, Aug. 4, 2022 — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ratcheted up the fight over the state’s new 15-week abortion ban Thursday when he suspended a Tampa-area state attorney who had vowed not to prosecute violations.
Do Israelis Really Want an End to Aliyah?: Daniel Gordis Substack, July 4, 2022, Includes podcast — It’s hard to think of anyone else in the Jewish world who has distinguished himself or herself in as many ways as has Michael Oren.
Melissa Bank, Bestselling Author of Modern Jewish Heroines, Dies At 61: Andrew Lappin, JTA, Aug. 4, 2022 — Melissa Bank, whose stories of flawed, funny Jewish heroines searching for love and fulfillment won over readers’ hearts around the world, died Tuesday at age 61 of lung cancer.
