By Esther J. Terry A version of this article was delivered as a d’var Torah at the Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan on November 8, 2025/17 Cheshvan 5786. Seven years ago, the 18th of Cheshvan fell on October 27 in the Gregorian calendar. The parashah that morning was Vayeira, which includes both the birth of Yitzchak…
By Bernie Banet, special to the WJN Elon Musk may be the last person in the world we Jews would wish to have as an enemy, and yet he has been accused of being just that by the Anti-Defamation League and many Jewish leaders. A number of commentators draw the historical comparison that Musk is…
By Ruth Kraut, special to the WJN Imagine: An eighth grader walks into school and sees a swastika drawn in permanent marker on a desk. You’re a 10th grader, and a friend of a friend says, “You’re Jewish? That’s why you have a big nose.” You’re an 11th grader, and a new friend tells you…