March 26, 2015 4:00 am Wrong about Obama I am sorry to say that I supported the president’s election in 2008. I strongly feel that he is an embarrassment to his office and perhaps the worst president in our history. I do not say this merely because I oppose many of his domestic and foreign policies. Rather, I perceive that under his “leadership” […] By Jerrold Terdiman and M.D.
December 18, 2014 5:00 am Rabbi Feldman’s reach Your cover photo and story of Rabbi David Feldman – a veritable “Talmud Chacham” who made great contributions to Jewish biomedical ethics – was greatly appreciated (“Remembering Rabbi David Feldman,” December 5). I believe this was the second time the rabbi’s photo appeared on your cover. In 1983, as president of the Bergen County Medical […] By M.A. Fermaglich, M.D. and FACS
August 1, 2014 4:00 am Time for U.N. action I urge that the Israeli government call on U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to convene an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council to consider and condemn the following: 1) The genocidal charters of both the PA and Hamas calling for the destruction of Israel (a member state). 2) The indiscriminate rocket attacks aimed specifically […] By Jerrold Terdiman and M.D.
March 6, 2014 5:00 am Colon cancer awareness March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. While most Jews are aware of the genetically inherited diseases that affect our community, such as Tay-Sachs, few are aware of the increased risk posed by colon cancer to Ashkenasi Jews. While the average American has a 6 percent risk of developing colon cancer, this statistic is just a […] By Scott David Lippe and M.D.
June 29, 2012 4:00 am Not so, sir Rep. William J. Pascrell, Jr., deserves congratulations for a well-run primary campaign. He won, in part, because his opponent went negative, even to the point of exaggerating the differences between himself and Pascrell, according to some. In his June 22 article in The Jewish Standard, however, Pascrell is himself guilty of exaggeration. The Gaza 54 […] By Ben Chouake and M.D.
May 18, 2012 4:00 am No more homeless Jews If the homeowners of the Beit El section known as Ulpana were Arabs, this property dispute (“Showdown at Ulpana,” May 11) would be settled with compensation. Since it involves Jews, extreme leftist Israelis are attempting to use an activist court to expel those Jews from their government-promoted homes. The trauma of the expulsion of Jews […] By Scott David Lippe and M.D.
September 2, 2011 4:00 am Our true allies How tiring it is to hear the shrill cries of alarm whenever Evangelical Christians seek to support Israel. Their chance of converting me or any Jew secure in his belief or identity is non-existent. Why, then, should their money and support be rebuffed? Can the only allies of the Jews be leftist? Can the only […] By Scott David Lippe and M.D.