Editorial & Opinion | Gary Rosenblatt

Healing Broken Souls

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

During a recent interview in my office with Mark Borovitz and Harriet Rossetto, the guiding lights of Beit T’Shuvah: The House of Return, a unique community in Los Angeles that combines spiritual and psychotherapeutic approaches to addiction recovery, I became increasingly impressed with their work and their own life stories.

Can Anybody Critique Funders' Choices?

03/28/2013 | Gary Rosenblatt | Editor and Publisher | Gary Rosenblatt

Philanthropist Michael Steinhardt is one of the key founders and funders of the Birthright Israel program, providing free 10-day trips to young Jews from around the world.

We Talk A Good Game

03/20/2013 | Gary Rosenblatt | Editor and Publisher | Gary Rosenblatt

http://www.russellberriefoundation.org/initiative_jr_ujafederation.phpHow much, if any, cooperation and collaboration can there be — or should there be — among Reform, Conservative and Orthodox communities, starting with their rabbis?

A More Balanced Picture

03/14/2013 | Gary Rosenblatt | Editor and Publisher | Gary Rosenblatt

I was relieved and not at all disappointed last month when neither of the Israeli entries for Best Documentary at the Academy Awards came home with the prize. I felt badly that the two films representing Israel, “The Gatekeepers” and “5 Broken Cameras,” cinematically compelling as they were, took aim at the country’s alleged faults rather than its miraculous accomplishments, sending a skewed message around the world.

JCPA Tables Gay Marriage Resolution

03/04/2013 | Gary Rosenblatt | Editor and Publisher | Gary Rosenblatt

There are two resolutions up for proposal at the two-day annual policy plenum of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), starting Sunday in Washington, D.C. One advocates for fair pay, and the other for gun control. But the talk among the delegates will be about a third resolution that won’t be on the agenda.