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Jul 21, 2024, 6:47 PM

Abortion: A Pragmatic Perspective

For the purposes of this article, we will adopt the definition of abortion from YaleMedicine.org: “Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the uterus. It can occur spontaneously, known as a miscarriage, or...

Susan Silverman

Jun 3, 2024, 10:55 AM

How my adopted son taught me the glory of the I-Thou relationship

Rabbi Susan Silverman, second from left, with her children, including Zamir, second from the right. (Courtesy)

I have sung Shema thousands of times over the years, but I will never forget singing it to Zamir on the floor of an Ethiopian boarding house

May 6, 2024, 7:12 AM

Dr. Janusz Korczak, Loving Every Child

Dr Janusz Korczak and his Children. Photo (c) Kibbutz Lochamei Hagetaot, 2024

This Yom Hashoah U'Gevurah (the full name of this day is, "Holocaust and Heroes Memorial Day") we mark 81 years since the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. The theme of resistance does not just refer to armed resistance, but also to...

Joshua Z. Rokach

Aug 30, 2023, 5:10 AM

The cloud over US Jewish child placement

Two recent US Supreme Court cases and a new lawsuit in Massachusetts cast doubt on the role of religion in US child placement. State laws operate under the principle of the best interest of the child. In applying that...

Lori Prashker-Thomas

Jul 25, 2023, 2:26 PM

The Dark Side of Adoption from a Jewish Birthmother’s Point of View

Pregnant and alone - Confusion sets in with no one to guide her.

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Why don't people want to talk about the dark side of adoption from a Jewish birthmother's point of view? Well, there are many reasons why people may not want to talk about the dark side of adoption from a Jewish...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jun 27, 2023, 7:19 AM

Israel ignores thousands of Gay men eager to parent

So much for it being an LGBTQIA+ oasis in the Middle East The paper headlines: 'Israel has over 11,000 at-risk children but no foster homes for them.' Israeli couples must be half millionaires to afford overseas surrogacy. Of the 10 million Israelis,...

Apr 17, 2023, 4:21 PM

Janusz Korczak: The Way we Live and the Way we Die

This Yom Hashoah we mark eighty years since the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. The theme of resistance is not just referring to armed resistance, but also to spiritual resistance. Eighty-one years ago this summer one of the Warsaw Ghetto's most...

Mar 30, 2023, 2:29 PM

Tilting The Scales

Unbalanced brass scales with cupped trays [Wictionary.com]

Last Shabbat, my son and I were learning a Mishnah in Bava Batra (5:11), which discusses selling items by weight. The Mishnah says that beyond the highly stressed obligation to make sure that the weights are accurate, the seller (on...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Mar 18, 2023, 10:17 PM

It is not good for humans to become alone with oneself

Marriage equality for every Catholic in sight? The Hebrew Bible says it glaringly and early (Genesis 2:18), contradicting Western idealism saying accomplishments only count if you had no help. Scripture continues that our close ones should be : helpers almost opposing/equaling...

Richard Kronenfeld

Jul 31, 2022, 4:13 PM

The Breakdown of Civil Society Part 2: Questions Upon Questions

Part II: Questions upon questions In part I we saw the origin of a two-tiered system of justice, one for the favored, the other for the disfavored. Over time, the distinction has spread from rioting students to society as a...

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