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Nov 29, 2021, 8:47 AM

E visas treaty would aid both Israel and U.S.

Despite some recent changes to the U.S. employment-based immigration system, there have been some visa categories that the administration has yet to address. One such category is the E visa. Although the United States has E-2 visa agreements with more than 70 countries, including Azerbaijan,...

Joseph C. Kaplan

Jul 6, 2018, 11:17 PM

Ani Ledodi V’dodi Li

Since my retirement (It’s Not an Ugly Word, Ernest, 1/5/18), the two most frequent questions I’ve been asked are (a) are you enjoying it and (b) what are you doing with yourself? While the answer to the first is short and sweet (absolutely!!), the answer to...

Jul 5, 2018, 4:50 PM

Fireflies and everyday magic

Last Shabbat, one of my rabbis addressed the pervasive unease that seems to infect just about everyone we know. The feeling of not-quite-rightness, of doubt, even of fear, that haunts so many of us. It’s not just about politics, although of course it’s also about...

Jul 2, 2018, 9:48 PM

A History of the US Border Crisis

The separation of children from their parents at the US border has a long and nebulous history. What makes the situation so confusing is that it doesn’t involve any single “law” so much as a series of interrelated laws, judicial decisions, and policy changes over twenty...

Jul 2, 2018, 12:43 AM

The mother of exiles

Close up of the statue of liberty, New York City (iStock)

I always have felt so proud to be an American and then came family separation and children in cages

Steven R. Rothman

Jul 1, 2018, 3:55 PM

Defend Our Borders, But Keep Our Values

The US Constitution prohibits the removal of illegal immigrants from America without due process. US law and every major faith on Earth also require that we welcome the stranger seeking asylum. It is important to remember these facts when one considers the message sent out...

Hiam Simon and Mark Gold

Jun 29, 2018, 5:57 PM

Zero Tolerance Equals Less Than Zero Humanity

It all began quietly last autumn, not with a bang but a whimper. It was quiet until this spring, when it came out into the open that the Trump administration had initiated its most despicable policy to date. The bang arrived with “zero tolerance,” a...

Carol Silver Elliott

Jun 29, 2018, 6:41 AM

Achievement at Any Age

I never cease to be amazed by the elders with whom we work. I am amazed by their stories, by their wisdom, by their energy and by the way they face challenges, both physical and emotional. Of course, not everyone ages in a way that...

Jun 29, 2018, 6:39 AM

Mark your words

Whoever came up with that old adage “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” was in serious denial about something. Of course, I have no idea what, as I gave up mind-reading a long time ago. What I do...

Shammai Engelmayer

Jun 29, 2018, 12:28 AM

The ‘Great Experiment’ is under great strain

Twice each year, before the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving, I write about how this country was founded on “biblical values,” by which the founding fathers clearly meant the values of our bible, the Tanach, and especially its first five books, meaning the Torah. Our...

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