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Standing as a proud Jew
By Rabbi Yisroel Rosenfeld
Parshat Shemot
Hostage families and supporters march on the first anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 onslaught to demand their loved ones’ release, near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence on Jerusalem’s Aza Road, Oct. 7, 2024. (Noam Amir/Hostages Families Forum)
January 15, 2025, 9:44 am
The ‘deal’ would be a win for Hamas, Biden and Trump, but not for Israel
Hamas wants to be sure that it will remain in power in Gaza, that Israel will leave the Strip and that the remaining leaders will not be hunted down.
By Giovanni Giacalone
(Photo from Flash90)
January 15, 2025, 9:40 am
Letters to the editor
Readers respond
The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center burns during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 7, 2025. (Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)
January 15, 2025, 9:38 am
‘Just things’ lost in the L.A. fires are what makes houses into Jewish homes
We Jews tend to treasure the contents of our Judaica cabinets.
By Rachel Steinhardt
Lebanon. (Photo by Marc Veraart, courtesy of flickr.com)
January 15, 2025, 9:32 am
Joseph Aoun and the new Middle East: Lebanon at a pivotal moment
Lebanon stands at a critical juncture, with the election of Aoun offering a chance to reclaim stability and sovereignty.
By Harold Rhode
January 15, 2025, 9:21 am
Standing as a proud Jew
Parshat Shemot
By Rabbi Yisroel Rosenfeld
January 15, 2025, 8:56 am
Chronicle poll question
Will you watch the presidential inauguration?
January 14, 2025, 6:03 pm
Chronicle poll results: Social media
We asked our readers how many social media accounts they have. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
Flag of Israel close up. (Photo by cottonbro studio, courtesy of Pexels)
January 8, 2025, 11:56 am
The Land of Israel belongs to the nation of Israel
In addition to our religious, traditional and cultural connection, there is ample historical and archaeological evidence supporting the Jewish right to the land.
By Reuven Hoch
January 8, 2025, 10:46 am
Chronicle poll results: Will 2025 be better or worse than 2024?
We asked our readers if they think 2025 will be better or worse than 2024. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 1: Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies work the scene on Bourbon Street after at least 10 people were killed when a person allegedly drove into the crowd in the early morning hours of New Year's Day on Jan. 1, 2025 in New Orleans, La. (Credit: Michael DeMocker/Getty Images via JNS)
January 8, 2025, 10:03 am
Israel must highlight the shared fight against terror
Israel should seize this moment to broadcast a clear message: The terror the United States is experiencing is similar to that which Israel has faced repeatedly.
By Gerald Platt
A view of the Tree of Life synagogue, which housed three congregations, New Light, Dor Hadash and Tree of Life, photographed Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Squirrel Hill. (Alexandra Wimley/Union Progress)
January 8, 2025, 9:59 am
Disconnected politicians
Joe Biden granting a commutation to the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter would have been an extreme miscarriage of justice.
By Marc A. Simon
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House, July 24, 2024. He commutated the sentence of 37 death row inmates but not the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter's. (Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images)
January 8, 2025, 9:56 am
Biden’s commutation message: Some lives are worth more than others
Our community is not monolithic on this issue.
By Marshall Dayan
January 8, 2025, 9:45 am
A lesson from Jacob: Tradition!
Genesis 47:28 – 50:26
By Rabbi Larry Freedman
January 7, 2025, 2:28 pm
Chronicle poll question
How many social media accounts do you have?
A lawn chair sits as nature takes over the indoor pool area of Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel on July 5, 2012 in Liberty, New York. The hotel, closed since 1986, is one of many Borscht Belt hotels that shut down over the years. (John Moore/Getty Images)
January 7, 2025, 2:04 pm
The Borscht Belt hotels were cornerstones of Jewish family life that have no real replacement
A Jewish nonprofit executive argues for a contemporary successor to the Catskills, where families can be together in a low-key way.
By Sara Fredman Aeder
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