FORWARD EDITORIAL: A growing movement of churches openly disobeys federal law banning them from partisan politics. If churches boost a candidate, they shouldn’t be tax-exempt.
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FORWARD EDITORIAL: The United States ranked fifth in the world in the number of executions in 2010. China, Iran, North Korea and Yemen bested us in this dubious competition.
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Fasting can prompt us to remember that famine is ravaging the horn of Africa, where the United Nations predicts that up to 750,000 people could die in the coming months.Read More
FORWARD EDITORIAL: Republicans want to turn support for Israel into a highly partisan issue. That could prove dangerous for Israel and disastrous for American Jews.
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Constitution Day is September 17. The document belongs not to a single candidate, party or ideology, but now, thanks to the way it has been amended, to everyone.
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FORWARD EDITORIAL: Opportunistic critics paint President Obama as an enemy of Israel. But Jews owe him thanks for stepping in to rescue six Israelis trapped in the Cairo embassy.
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A FORWARD EDITORIAL: Hanging over the world’s head is the Palestinians’ plan to ask the United Nations to, in one form or another, elevate their national aspirations.
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Jewish groups received money to install new security systems at synagogues and community centers. The question is: Should you have paid for it.
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President Obama should propose a big, bold, far-reaching plan to kickstart the economy and spur job creation. He’d be providing leadership the world desperately needs.
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Ten years after 9/11, too many Americans, including many Jews, still don’t trust Muslims. That mistrust doesn’t just violate our values, it harms our security.
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