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Articles from the February 27, 2026 edition


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  • Give a listen... Stop the hate! Each of us is unique

    Steven Cardonick|Feb 27, 2026

    Looks like it’s time to brainstorm. Please consider my thoughts and take part in developing a solution. We’ve got to come up with some new ideas in order to combat hateful acts against the Jewish people. Let’s look at the numbers: Antisemitic incidents have increased by nearly 900 percent in the United States over the last decade. In many countries, tombstones have been defaced with swastikas, toppled, or shattered. Synagogues have been targeted with vandalism and shootings. Jews are being...

  • Jewish medical ethics and iatrogenic harm

    Gloria Green|Feb 27, 2026

    We live in an age of advanced imaging, targeted therapies, robotic surgery, and medications that a generation ago would have seemed miraculous. About 75 percent of physicians are U.S. medical school graduates. Roughly one quarter earned their degrees abroad, with India among the largest sources of international medical graduates. Many patients now see a range of specialists. Yet some harm today is caused not by illness, but by the care meant to treat it. The word for this is iatrogenic — harm that results from medical care. This includes a...