Editor's Note Archives – Jewish Journal https://jewishjournal.com/category/commentary/columnist/editors-note/ Connect. Inform. Inspire. Mon, 07 Aug 2023 23:56:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-jjlogo6214_512-32x32.png Editor's Note Archives – Jewish Journal https://jewishjournal.com/category/commentary/columnist/editors-note/ 32 32 A Suggestion for Princeton President on Advancing the Truth by Using a Vile Book https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/361428/a-suggestion-for-princeton-president-on-advancing-the-truth-by-using-a-vile-book/ Mon, 07 Aug 2023 23:56:18 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=361428 The book that claims that Israel harvests Palestinian organs must be held to the academic standards of President Eisgruber’s “truth-seeking institution.”

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]]> Will Jewish Community Panic If Antisemitism Ever Goes Down? https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/361345/will-jewish-community-panic-if-antisemitism-ever-goes-down/ Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:14:03 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=361345 If money makes the world go round, in the Jewish communal world antisemitism makes the money come out.

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]]> The One Question the Coalition Won’t Ask: What’s Best for Israel? https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/361089/the-one-question-the-coalition-wont-ask-whats-best-for-israel/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 02:15:22 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=361089 The term “judicial overhaul” was always misleading. What this extremist coalition is after is an Israel overhaul. Neutering the Supreme Court is simply the instrument to get there.

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]]> A Historic March to Jerusalem, and a Nation on Edge https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/360986/a-historic-march-to-jerusalem-and-a-nation-on-edge/ Sat, 22 Jul 2023 22:16:16 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=360986 With a crucial final vote on a key part of the legislation scheduled for early in the week, the protestors timed their march to have their presence felt with legislators. If the coalition continues to dig in, a dangerous tipping point looms.

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]]> In Israel, the Buck Stops with Bibi https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/360811/in-israel-the-buck-stops-with-bibi/ Sun, 16 Jul 2023 21:11:04 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=360811 How bad must things get before Bibi says “enough” and brings his country back from the brink? He knows that the buck stops with him, and the burden of preventing a disaster is squarely on his shoulders. 

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]]> Why Do I Care More About Israeli Unity Than Bibi? https://jewishjournal.com/israel/360476/why-do-i-care-more-about-israeli-unity-than-bibi/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:48:07 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=360476 Protests in Tel AvivRegardless of which side of the political fence you’re on, all lovers of Israel must be on the side of stopping this looming disaster and putting Israeli unity first.

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]]> Why is the Media Ignoring “The Sound of Freedom,” a Film About the Child Sex Trade that Did Better Than “Indiana Jones”? https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/360362/why-is-the-media-ignoring-the-sound-of-freedom-a-film-about-the-child-sex-trade-that-did-better-than-indiana-jones/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 20:26:31 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=360362 The Journal will continue to track media coverage. We will continue to cover the movie and the cause, and we hope that other media outlets and social justice activists will follow.

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]]> Why Has The New York Times Not Launched The 2023 Project to Fight Modern-Day Slavery? https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/360342/why-has-the-new-york-times-not-launched-the-2023-project-to-fight-modern-day-slavery/ Tue, 04 Jul 2023 19:58:50 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=360342 Jim Caviezel stars in a scene from the movie “Sound of Freedom.” (Angel Studios)If the paper is serious about combating slavery and teaching it in the schools, it shouldn’t settle for only the year 1619. There’s another year that demands our attention: 2023.

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]]> America’s Birthday: On Loving What We Can’t Stand https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/360279/americas-birthday-on-loving-what-we-cant-stand/ Mon, 03 Jul 2023 21:10:53 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=360279 As we celebrate July 4th this year, it’s a good time to revel in the mess of this laboratory of liberty. Even when we can’t stand it, there’s plenty in this laboratory that is worth loving, and much of the world knows it.

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]]> I Never Thought I Could Fall in Love with LA Traffic https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/360019/i-never-thought-i-could-fall-in-love-with-la-traffic/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 22:55:18 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=360019 The radical convenience of modern technology has empowered us to craft lives where we rarely have to bump into anyone.

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