Lipner: In 1986 another Pittsburgh shooter killed my friend
“Anti-Semitism must be combated resolutely, whether it emanates from the right or the left.”
From Yoni’s Desk: Is the idea of guns in shul so crazy?
“The presence of firearms does not adversely affect the synagogue ambience – if anything, it brings a measure of comfort. In Israel, of course, the confluence of guns and the synagogue is born out of necessity. Let’s hope it doesn’t become necessary here.”
More than 400 rockets hit southern Israel in less than 24 hours
As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 400 rockets fired from Gaza had struck southern Israel.
Ellis: Use your words wisely
As part of our #SolidarityShabbat series, Or Chaim Synagogue’s Israel Ellis reflects on the Pittsburgh shooting.
Police call assaults on Jewish man and teenage girl in Paris hate crimes
A young man and a teenage girl were both assaulted in two separate incidents on the streets of Paris, in what police said may have been hate crimes.
Reflections on the Pittsburgh shooting by a University of Toronto student
University of Toronto student Rachel Cohen reflects on the Pittsburgh tragedy.
CIJA executive vice-president on the aftermath of the Pittsburgh shooting
A very personal op-ed by CIJA’s executive vice-president Sara Saber-Freedman.
Tehillim / Psalms: In Times of Crisis, Joy and Thanksgiving – Part 1
Part one of Mark Mietkiewicz’s Tehillim series.
Jewish doctors treat synagogue shooting suspect
At least three of the doctors and nurses who treated Pittsburgh shooting suspect Robert Bowers were Jewish.
Rosensweig: Pittsburgh shooting should serve as a wake-up call
“Get out of your safe place, my fellow Jews, and fight anti-Semitism. Don’t follow the organizations that insist the fight is only theirs. It is ours – all of ours.”
