Editorial & Opinion | Letters

Day Schools Valuable

07/27/2010 | Letters

The article, “Can Day Schools Survive?” (July 23), raises important questions about day school finances, and as the close of the article notes, progress is beginning to be made in some places. Aside from the MetroWest, N.J. endowment discussed in the article, another example is the Chicago federation having been able to raise over $30 million for its Jewish Day School Guarantee Trust Fund, even in this economic climate.

Give The Guy Another Chance

07/20/2010 | Jeffrey Kass | Letters

Abigail Pickus in her column, “A Kiss is Just a Kiss” (the Matchup, July 2) ends by questioning whether if she had just made a huge mistake. I opine she certainly did.

There have been many articles written in recent years, in The Jewish Week and elsewhere, regarding the plight of unmarried Jewish women. In this firsthand account, the author describes a dinner at her apartment with a young man on their first date.

Young Israel Upsets Constituents

07/20/2010 | Michael Rader | Letters

According to your article, “Young Israel Movement In Turmoil” (July 2), National Council of Young Israel refused to accept the resignation of a member shul in Syracuse that elected a female president, and now the National Council wants to take legal action aimed at seizing the congregation’s assets. Then, when Young Israel delegates requested clarification of this serious matter in a conference call, the NCYI leadership hung up on them.

Too Old For Israel?

07/20/2010 | Gary Steinman | Letters

The front-page article on older olim, “Older Olim Face Ageism Hurdles” (July 16), was long overdue. The employment problem faced by the over-50s has deterred the relocation/settlement of many potential olim. For example, I am a board-certified, American-educated obstetrician/gynecologist with many years of experience. I speak fluent Hebrew and English. My credentials have been certified by the Israel Ministry of Health and the Specialty Board.

Court Correct On Guns

07/20/2010 | Jacob Amir | Letters

Notwithstanding The Jewish Week’s attack on the Second Amendment by attacking the National Rifle Association, (“Disturbing Decision on Guns,” Editorial, July 2), the central thrust of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in McDonald vs. City of Chicago was constitutionally sound.

Talmud Sleuthing In Moscow

07/20/2010 | Alexey Alekseev | Letters

I read the “Shabbat” issue (June) of Text/Context, your monthly supplement, together with other students in the class of Rabbi Judith Hauptman from the Jewish Theological Seminary, who was giving an introduction to Talmud course at the Russian State University for the Humanities in Moscow.