For some years now, the Jewish community has actively sought dialogue with members of the Presbyterian Church (USA) about Israel. While the national Church has traditionally been supportive of Israel, in recent decades, official policy has been marked more by increasingly strident and extreme criticism. Since 2004, Jews and Presbyterians have been meeting at local levels to learn from each
By Evan Williams In nearly every cheesy political drama, there is a charismatic individual who, after much contemplation and, sometimes, a traumatic event, decides to run for office. When they do so, it seems like a team of public relations specialists appear from thin air, prodding said private-citizen-turned-public-figure with questions. The first is obvious: do you have any scandals, any
by Benjamin Remis The ADL’s most recent report on Islamist extremism contradicts a January 2018 report by the Department of Homeland Security. ADL’ s key finding, that of the 98 Islamist extremist plots and attacks over the last 16 years, 90% have been carried out by US citizens or individuals living in the country with lawful permanent or temporary status.
The lowest low was when I was in the Missouri History Museum and the Chief of Police from Charlack was there and he used the phrasing “rioting” versus “protesting” about the events of the first night when the gas station was set on fire and looted. And the audience, a lot of people in the audience, they lit him up.
by Nancy Kranzberg, Special to the Jewish Light | Thursday, February 8, 2018 In 2016, I saw an inspiring show at the Goodman Theater in Chicago. The name of the play was “Another Word for Beauty” and it was a stirring music-filled work by Academy Award nominee Jose Rivera and Grammy winner Hector Buitrago. Each year the female inmates at a
