Investing in Our Future
Marc Terrill writes about Jmore’s new mission as a nonprofit media company and why he believes this is such an important initiative.
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Opinion
The sun rises over Tel Aviv, Israel's second-most populous city after Jerusalem. (Shlomo Roded via the PikiWiki, via JTA)
The High Cost of ‘Stuckness’
Israel and its supporters need to embrace this “plastic hour” and help make new possibilities emerge, writes Yehuda Kurtzer of the Shalom Hartman Institute.
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The Cruel Reality of the Ticking Clock
As he turns 80, Michael Olesker says he’s given up lamenting the passing of time for sheer wonder at its relentlessness.
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Rabbi Noam Marans (left) shakes hands with Pope Francis in Rome in 2019. (Photo courtesy of American Jewish Committee via JTA)
Legacy of a Folksy Shepherd
Despite some strong words on Israel’s war in Gaza, Pope Francis was a steadfast friend of the Jews, writes Rabbi Noam E. Marans of the American Jewish Committee.
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Disappointment on the Diamond
The Orioles’ performance so far this season is nothing less than discouraging, writes Michael Olesker.
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From Pogroms to Putin
Dr. Jay Himmelstein writes of his family’s history as a microcosm of Jewish rebirth and resilience.
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George Levi Russell Jr. was a model of legal brilliance, leadership and dignity. (Photo courtesy of Baltimore City Circuit Court Collection)
A Case of Bad Timing
Michael Olesker pays tribute to the pioneering jurist and mayoral candidate George L. Russell, Jr. who died on Apr. 12 at 96.
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More than Gefilte Fish
Faith and spirituality is a very private kind of experience, writes Jmore Editor-in-Chief Alan Feiler, but it’s incumbent on the institutions and thought leaders of our community to teach future generations a Judaism where God can be invited.
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Remembering the ‘Earl of Baltimore’
“The Last Manager” lifts legendary Orioles manager Earl Weaver beyond all the old stereotypes, writes Michael Olesker.
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Leonard Bernstein is shown at the opening of "West Side Story" at the National Theater in Washington, D.C., in 1957. (Library of Congress, Music Division)
Sages of Eminence
In his new book, David Denby examines the impact of such Jewish cultural icons as Leonard Bernstein, Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan and Norman Mailer, writes Michael Olesker.
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The Passover Seder is a Model for Healing Imperiled Democracies
Fighting tyranny starts with embracing and amplifying our shared national narrative, writes Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy.
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