Ideas An Indiana court ruled that Jews have a religious liberty right to abortion. Here’s why that matters. The ruling suggests that a Jewish right to abortion is no longer merely a theoretical argument in the United States, a legal scholar writes. By Michael A. Helfand April 11, 2024 4:58 pm
Ideas To mark our brokenness this Passover, let’s scale back the matzah on our seder tables Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, CEO of the Hadar Institute, says temporarily taking away a matzah has precedents in Jewish tradition. April 10, 2024 12:12 pm
Ideas How a 100-year-old law changed American immigration policy to this day Jewish scholars talk about the Johnson-Reed act, which ended an era of open borders April 7, 2024 6:45 am
Ideas Literature celebrates nuance. So why does the book world feel so one-sided on Israel? By Erika Dreifus April 5, 2024 3:01 pm
Ideas My stepfather, Joe Lieberman, modeled integrity inside and out By Rabbi Ethan Tucker April 3, 2024 1:06 pm
Ideas What I told my children when our synagogue was graffitied with a swastika By Erin Beser April 1, 2024 5:05 pm
Ideas Growing up Jewish on the Upper West Side ‘when housing was a human right’ By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 31, 2024 6:53 am
The Sit-Down Ideas Why Rabbi Shai Held says love is the cornerstone of Jewish belief and practice By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 24, 2024 6:45 am
Ideas Out of all the Israeli hostages in Gaza, the one I think about most is Keith Siegel By Jane Gabin March 22, 2024 12:43 pm
Ideas Purim features a fast before the festival. It’s a ritual I need in these dark times. By Esther Sperber March 18, 2024 1:57 pm