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  The part of the Hanukkah story we ignore — and why it matters to converts like me

  The holiday’s call to make Judaism visible raises an old question: What do people find when they choose us?

  By Austin Albanese

  4 min read
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  The Jewish left is misplaying its hand — by not focusing enough on Jews

  Israeli policies hurt activist Jews in a state that's supposed to treat all Jews equally

  By Charlotte Ritz-Jack Dec 10, 2025 | 3 min read
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  Liberal-thinking Jews like me need a new way to think about Hanukkah

  The author of a new prayer book for non-theistic Jews imagines a holiday that doesn’t celebrate military might or the supernatural

  By Herbert Levine Dec 10, 2025 | 4 min read

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  A Hanukkah menorah in the window for eight days? Try an Israeli flag for two years

  Threats, graffiti and some very bad Yelp reviews don’t faze Elon Rubin, who owns Sundays Cycles in Santa Monica, California

  By Rob Eshman Dec 9, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Israel faces a most dire threat, and there’s only one solution

  A drastic plan to confront Israel's profound economic and military crisis

  By Dan Perry Dec 9, 2025 | 5 min read
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  Why an exhibit that honors the Oct. 7 hostages still draws crowds in the US, even after their release

  The traveling installation about the Nova music festival avoids politics and focuses instead on ritual, memory, and the painstaking work of making order after horror

  By Alanna E. Cooper Dec 8, 2025 | 6 min read
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  In defense of the Sarah Hurwitz we know — and the nuance we all need in this moment

  Three former White House liaisons to the American Jewish community decry online attacks over remarks their friend and former colleague made about the Holocaust and antisemitism

  By Jarrod Bernstein, and Shelley Greenspan, and Chanan Weissman Dec 8, 2025 | 3 min read
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  Americans are waking up to right-wing antisemitism. We’re still ignoring the root problem

  When we focus on isolated figures, we overlook the significance of the networks that elevate them

  By Elad Nehorai Dec 5, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Israel has a crucial lesson to learn from apartheid South Africa. It isn’t what you think

  Peace doesn't come on any one group's timeline — but there are still meaningful ways to prepare

  By Libby Lenkinski Dec 4, 2025 | 4 min read
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  I was interrogated by Israeli authorities — I know why they’re terrified of peace activists like me

  I've been traveling to Israel and the West Bank for years. A brief detention at Ben-Gurion Airport made the fight for justice and equality even more resonant

  By Zak Witus Dec 2, 2025 | 4 min read
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  If Israel reinstates the death penalty, it will betray Jewish values — and Jewish history

  A bill proposing capital punishment for some convicted terrorists would be disastrous if enacted

  By Michael Zoosman Dec 2, 2025 | 3 min read