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Opinion
Inspiring Women | Turning Suffering Into Service
Shoshanna Keats JaskollFebruary 17, 2019An Ethiopian-Israeli tells her story of perseverance and courage as she makes a life for herself and her family in a new country.
Books
The Bitter Nostalgia Of Italian Jews, Captured By A Modernist Master
Talya ZaxFebruary 17, 2019Giorgio Bassani’s “Novel of Ferrara” weaponizes the familiar haze of life in its ordinariness.
Opinion
A 16-Couple Cuban Jewish Wedding, And 5 Other Happy News Stories From This Jewish Week
Jenny Singer
Opinion
A 16-Couple Cuban Jewish Wedding, And 5 Other Happy News Stories From This Jewish Week
Jenny SingerFebruary 15, 2019It’s officially the Jewish month of happiness, and here are 5 reasons to celebrate.
Opinion
How To Speak About The Israel Lobby In A Non-Anti-Semitic Way
Batya Ungar-SargonFebruary 15, 2019While AIPAC does have a lot of support, it is hardly controlling U.S. politicians with money. It is rather offering them a pro-Israel credential.
Food
Dr. Ruth and Mr. Peanut Team Up To Give Sex Advice
Shira FederFebruary 15, 2019Valentine’s Day might be over, but Dr. Ruth’s advice is timeless.
Culture
America’s Jewish Women — From RG (Rebecca Gratz) To RBG
Julia M. KleinFebruary 15, 2019Whatever their religious inclinations or politics, American Jewish women wrestled with their dual status as Jews and women.
Politics
Attacking Ilhan Omar Isn’t Fighting Anti-Semitism. It’s Upholding White Supremacy.
Rebecca Pierce
Politics
Attacking Ilhan Omar Isn’t Fighting Anti-Semitism. It’s Upholding White Supremacy.
Rebecca PierceFebruary 15, 2019Our processes of accountability fail if they reflect the same systems they purport to challenge and punish the marginalized.
National
Jews Now Have A Faith-Based Alternative To Health Insurance. But It’s Risky.
Ari FeldmanFebruary 15, 2019Health shares are cheap and shaped by religious values. But they don’t guarantee coverage and the first Jewish one carries an additional red flag.
Food
In The Heart Of Oregon — A Kosher Brewery Thrives
Shira FederFebruary 15, 2019What happens when an interfaith couple opens a kosher brewery in Portland, OR?
Film & TV
30 Years Ago, A Fatwa Against Salman Rushdie Shook The World — And Inspired Larry David
PJ Grisar
Film & TV
30 Years Ago, A Fatwa Against Salman Rushdie Shook The World — And Inspired Larry David
PJ GrisarFebruary 14, 2019David, like Rushdie, is a satirist. They find common cause in turning a story of exile and danger into a social situation good for a few solid gags.
Opinion
Jewish Anti-Zionists Are Betraying Jews - And The Intersectional Left
Zachary BraitermanFebruary 14, 2019With their inability to call out the left’s dance in anti-Semitism, Jewish anti-Zionists are failing to stand up for their own people.
The Schmooze
‘Broad City’ Girls Going Bra Shopping With Mom Captures A Quintessential Jewish American Experience
Jenny Singer
The Schmooze
‘Broad City’ Girls Going Bra Shopping With Mom Captures A Quintessential Jewish American Experience
Jenny SingerFebruary 14, 2019“Look what I brought you — fresh, virgin, breast meat!”
Opinion
Ilhan Omar Is Not Anti-Semitic. She’s An Anti-Imperialist.
Raphael MagarikFebruary 14, 2019The twitter controversy denouncing Ilhan Omar as anti-Semitic can be better understood when looking at her other liberal foreign policy views.
Breaking News
Fox News Rejects Ad For Oscar-Nominated Short About American Nazism
Ari FeldmanFebruary 14, 2019Fox News deemed the ad, which warns viewers that Nazism “can happen here,” to be “not appropriate.”
Opinion
The Backlash Against Omar Shows Justice Is Coming For Palestinians Like Me
Mariam BarghoutiFebruary 14, 2019The backlash against Omar is a renewed proof that the days when Israel could oppress us with impunity are coming to an end
The Schmooze
24 Power Couples Who Inspire Us On Valentines Day
Jenny SingerFebruary 14, 2019From Kurt and Goldie through Serge and Beate.
Life
Tu B’Av Can Be Your Second Shot At Valentine’s Day
Alyssa FisherFebruary 14, 2019If Valentine’s Day this year is a fail — you’ll still have Tu b’Av, in the heart of summer!
National
Ilhan Omar’s Jewish Constituents Say They Already Schooled Her On Anti-Semitism
Aiden PinkFebruary 13, 2019“We already know her attitude. We’ve seen it displayed many times now. The best we can hope for is that she mitigate her expression of it.”
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