Jan Lee https://www.jns.org/author/jan-lee Jan Lee is an award-winning editorial writer and former news editor. Her articles and op-eds have been published in a variety of Jewish and travel publications, including the Baltimore Jewish Times, B’nai B’rith Magazine, Jewish Independent and The Times of Israel. en-US Mon, 02 Feb 2026 03:45:00 GMT Tu B’Shevat: Homage to the common tree https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/tu-bshevat-homage-to-the-common-tree 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f48c80000a Mon, 02 Feb 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/tu-bshevat-homage-to-the-common-tree Human swastikas: When Holocaust education is no longer considered relevant https://www.jns.org/analysis/human-swastikas-when-holocaust-education-is-no-longer-considered-relevant 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f44a1b0050 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:45:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/analysis/human-swastikas-when-holocaust-education-is-no-longer-considered-relevant A window into the ancient holiday of Chanukah https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/a-window-into-an-ancient-holiday 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f488c5002a Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:00:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/a-window-into-an-ancient-holiday The ancient gift of Sigd https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/the-ancient-gift-of-sigd 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f488c4004a Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:45:06 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/the-ancient-gift-of-sigd Selichot: The journey to forgiveness https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/selichot-the-journey-to-forgiveness 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f488c10069 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:35:14 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/selichot-the-journey-to-forgiveness Tu B’Av: The rabbis’ gentle reminder to a nation in strife https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/tu-bav-the-rabbis-gentle-reminder-to-a-nation-in-strife 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4852200a6 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:30:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/tu-bav-the-rabbis-gentle-reminder-to-a-nation-in-strife Finding our voice on Tisha B’Av https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/finding-our-voice-on-tisha-bav 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f485220064 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:15:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/finding-our-voice-on-tisha-bav Lessons from America’s first Jews https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/lessons-from-americas-first-jews 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f485210085 Sun, 29 Jun 2025 21:00:01 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/lessons-from-americas-first-jews Finding the ‘bikkurim’ moment https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/finding-the-bikkurim-moment 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f485200082 Thu, 29 May 2025 11:33:39 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/finding-the-bikkurim-moment Yom Hashoah: It’s time to change how we look at antisemitism https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/yom-hashoah-its-time-to-change-how-we-look-at-antisemitism 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4851f0050 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 04:05:52 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/jan-lee/yom-hashoah-its-time-to-change-how-we-look-at-antisemitism