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Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim (C) and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra are seen at curtain call at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on November 7, 2018. (Olivia Hampton/AFP)
November 9, 2018, 2:58 pm
Israeli-Palestinian orchestra brings message of peace to divided America
Daniel Barenboim’s West-Eastern Divan opens its program of determined idealism with ‘Don Quixote’
By Olivia Hampton
Karl Grossman
July 6, 2018, 3:45 pm
Karl Grossman
It’s Jew vs. Jew in NY local politics
With Trump in the White House, decency is not inevitable, unless each one of us is willing to fight for it
Sivan Rahav Meir
June 24, 2018, 1:10 pm
Sivan Rahav Meir
Democrats, Lieberman, and the political future
The Jewish narrative is far larger than any current enmeshment with the Republican Party
Joshua Hammerman
June 1, 2018, 3:14 pm
Joshua Hammerman
If only Adelson and Soros sat down together
If there’s a way out of the echo chambers, the joint leadership of the Jewish world’s polar opposites should find it
Jonathan Muskat
May 16, 2018, 1:36 pm
Jonathan Muskat
Should I thank President Trump from the pulpit?
Synagogue rabbis aim above the political fray, but a careful expression of gratitude shouldn’t bother anyone, right?
Joshua Berman
April 4, 2018, 1:18 pm
Joshua Berman
A two-state solution for the United States
Divide the country to bring peace to the US: blue on the coasts and red in the middle (Chicago’s got to go)
Daniel Biss, left, and J.B. Pritzker are running to be the Democratic nominee for governor in Illinois. (Getty Images/via JTA)
March 3, 2018, 3:38 am
Tight gubernatorial primary in Illinois pits Jew against Jew — on the ballot
For Democratic candidates J.B. Pritzker, an establishment billionaire, and Daniel Biss, a Bernie Sanders-esque upstart, the similarities end at political party and religion
By Ben Sales
Elaine Luria at the Norfolk, Virginia shop she owns called the Mermaid Factory. (Courtesy of the Luria campaign/via JTA)
February 10, 2018, 2:54 am
Navy commander who organized seder on aircraft carrier is running for Congress
Military vet, mom, and mermaid store owner is armed with a plan to retake Virginia’s second district
By Ron Kampeas
Amy Eilberg
February 7, 2018, 4:00 pm
Amy Eilberg
How not to have a conversation
Yelling between cars is just not the way to show you’re willing to listen
Andrew Silow-Carroll
January 31, 2018, 4:11 pm
Andrew Silow-Carroll
An Obama-Farrakhan photo could’ve changed history
Remember when one foolish move would bring down a presidential candidate?
Joshua Hammerman
December 15, 2017, 4:15 pm
Joshua Hammerman
Right decision. Wrong decider
Was Trump’s US Embassy move impulsive, diversionary, or purely political?
Rob Scheinberg
December 1, 2017, 10:05 pm
Rob Scheinberg
Learning from Itamar and the rabbit
The simplicity of a children’s book reminds us that fearing each other makes the world more dangerous
Illustrative: A tray of Israeli election ballots for March 17, 2015. (Renee Ghert-Zand/TOI)
December 1, 2017, 3:38 pm
Power is built from below
Progressives will influence Israel’s political reality when they replace the ideologues in government
By Maya Haber and Bar Gissin
Erica Brown
November 29, 2017, 2:50 pm
Erica Brown
Expect lies
In our current political climate, truth-telling has become a collector’s item
Boyd Melson at Mendez Boxing. (Cathryn J. Prince/Times of Israel)
September 10, 2017, 11:20 am
Jewish boxer tosses hat in congressional ring to knock out addiction
Retired US Army captain Boyd Melson bobs and weaves with well-funded Republican incumbent in hopes of becoming Staten Island’s 11th district representative
By Cathryn J. Prince
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