Editorial & Opinion | Gary Rosenblatt

Israel: Don’t Overreach

05/14/2013 | Gary Rosenblatt | Editor And Publisher | Gary Rosenblatt

David Passig, a professor at Bar-Ilan University, is the first to admit that he is neither a prophet nor a seer.

AJCongress: Jack Rosen’s One-Man Show?

05/08/2013 | Gary Rosenblatt | Editor And Publisher | Gary Rosenblatt

What’s your definition of a “major national Jewish organization”?

Could it be made up of less than 20 people?

Don’t laugh. Consider the case of the American Jewish Congress.

The Day School Dilemma

05/01/2013 | Gary Rosenblatt | Editor and Publisher | Gary Rosenblatt

Carolyn and Don recently found out that they won a highly competitive lottery. They’re excited, of course, but the news has also precipitated some serious questioning on their part about their religious and educational goals — for themselves and their three young children.

Ruskay To Step Down

04/24/2013 | Gary Rosenblatt | Editor and Publisher | Gary Rosenblatt

Soon after John Ruskay took over the helm of UJA-Federation of New York in 1999 he gave a major address based on the notion, then prevalent, that Israel had reached a point in its history when peace seemed imminent.

A Candidate's Chances

04/16/2013 | Gary Rosenblatt | Editor and Publisher | Gary Rosenblatt

A few months ago Rabbi David Stav, the 53-year-old founder and president of Tzohar, a rabbinic organization that strives to make the face of traditional Judaism more appealing to Israelis, was seen as the Don Quixote candidate in the upcoming national Chief Rabbinate election, held once a decade.

Sharansky Urges Equal Prayer At Wall

04/10/2013 | Gary Rosenblatt | Editor And Publisher | Gary Rosenblatt

Charged by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to come up with a Solomonic solution to the growing controversy over women’s prayer at Judaism’s holiest site, Natan Sharansky, the chair of the Jewish Agency for Israel, is prepared to recommend a bold plan to allow any and all Jews to pray at Jerusalem’s Western Wall.