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September 18, 2009 / Columns

Op-Ed:

A precarious moment in Catholic-Jewish relations

By Abraham H. Foxman

NEW YORK (JTA) - America's Catholic bishops recently approved two new documents that strike at the very heart of a trusting relationship between Catholics and Jews. More...

HIGH HOLIDAYS FEATURE

Why can't twins just get along?

By Abigail Pogrebin

NEW YORK (JTA) — Rosh Hashanah's Torah reading on the banishment of Abraham's son, Ishmael, has a special acidity for me as an identical twin. More...

A Parent's Obligation to Contribute Towards College Costs

By Lisa Rosenberg Moore, Esquire

The cost of obtaining higher education in this country has increased at an alarming rate. More...

The Torture Chronicles: 2002-2009

The 2004 CIA report, released to the public by a federal judge complying with the Freedom of Information Act, was heavily censored with complete pages blacked out . . .

JOYCE S. ANDERSON Special to the Jewish Times

Attorney General Eric Holder has appointed a special prosecutor, John H. Durham, to investigate the interrogation of prisoners by the Central Intelligence Agency. His action was based on the long-secret report by the CIA. More...

A Stiff-Necked People

Ezra's retelling of the story of King Hezekiah is especially riveting. Hezekiah emulated King David. He rededicated the Temple . . .

STEPHEN KRAMER Jewish Times Israel Correspondent

Part One of Two Parts "Stiff-necked" means stubborn or haughty in common usage, but when it comes to the Jews, the term has a more nuanced meaning. During our weekly Bible seminar, Rabbi Don, our teacher, discussed the meaning of the term. More...

HIGH HOLIDAYS ESSAY

An annual call to justice

By Shmuly Yanklowitz

NEW YORK (JTA) — The Talmud teaches that the three types of shofar blasts heard on Rosh Hashanah represent three types of cries: the teruah (brief whimpering cries), the shevarim (groaning cries of medium length), More...