Opinion
Rabbi Daniel Yolkut
Torah
Rabbi Daniel Yolkut
Days of Awe: 9/11 and Rosh Hashanah
Deuteronomy 29:9 – 31:30
Debby Tepper Glick
OpinionA friendship written in words
By Debby Tepper Glick
(Photo by shutter_m, iStock)
September 2, 2026, 9:58 am
A friendship written in words
In 2009 JF wrote a piece titled “The Passage of Time, Life Reflected in a Cereal Bowl.” He had me at hello.
By Debby Tepper Glick
Kippah with Star of David. Jewish men's headdress. (Photo by Yuriy Komarov, iStock)
September 2, 2026, 9:40 am
Little things mean a lot
Antisemitic microaggressions are verbal, behavioral or environmental indignities that communicate hostile, derogatory or negative slights about Jewish identity, culture or religion.
By Rabbi Barbara Aiello
Union Theological Seminary (New York City) (Wikimedia Commons)
September 2, 2026, 9:34 am
The Presbyterians’ war against Israel: A call to action for American Jewry
Jewish organizations should document and publicize the Presbyterian Church’s record on Israel.
By Stephen M. Flatow
September 2, 2026, 9:25 am
Days of Awe: 9/11 and Rosh Hashanah
Deuteronomy 29:9 – 31:30
By Rabbi Daniel Yolkut
September 2, 2026, 9:00 am
Chronicle poll results: Categorizing Judaism
We asked our readers how they would primarily categorize Judaism. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
September 1, 2026, 11:47 am
Chronicle poll question
What is your favorite fall Jewish holiday?
Ratko Mladić, former commander of the Bosnian Serb Army, during his war crimes trial at the United Nations tribunal in The Hague, Nov. 22, 2017. (UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia)
August 30, 2026, 7:24 pm
Ratko Mladić committed genocide. His death reminds me why I reject the charge against Israel.
A law professor sees a fundamental difference between the crimes of the Bosnian Serb general and Israel’s war on Hamas.
By Menachem Z. Rosensaft
(Photo by William Murphy, courtesy of flickr.com)
August 26, 2026, 9:37 am
Don’t fall off
We must always keep our eyes on the bridge. It is all there is, and no matter how hard we try we cannot make it longer or change or control what lies at the far end.
By Jonathan Weinkle
August 26, 2026, 9:30 am
Is anybody listening?
Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8
By Rabbi Kara Tav
António Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations, briefs the press after the Informal Meeting on Cyprus, Geneva, March 18, 2025. (Credit: Violaine Martin/U.N. Photo)
August 26, 2026, 9:25 am
The most important election no one is talking about
After nearly a decade under Secretary-General António Guterres, the United Nations stands at a crossroads.
By Danny Danon
August 26, 2026, 7:43 am
Chronicle poll question
How would you primarily categorize Judaism?
August 26, 2026, 7:41 am
Chronicle poll results: Visiting Israel after Oct. 7
We asked our readers if they have been to Israel since Oct. 7, 2023. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
The evacuation of the Israeli community of Morag on Aug. 17, 2005. (Photo courtesy of Israel Defense Forces, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
August 21, 2026, 8:10 am
The gamble
"The slew of painful images of Jews being forced from their homes forewarned what we would see broadcast via Gazan terrorists 18 years later."
By Sarah Kendis
(Photo from Flash90)
August 20, 2026, 10:31 am
Letters to the editor
Readers respond
Oakland and Cathedral of Learning. (Photo by Cam Miller via Flickr at https://rb.gy/r2yato)
August 20, 2026, 10:17 am
Curious about Jewish studies? Reject insinuations and join our conversations
Jewish studies is an academic subject, not an advocacy organization, and our colleagues hail from many backgrounds.
By Rachel Kranson and Michal Friedman
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