Andrew Silow-Carroll is editor in chief of the New York Jewish Week and senior editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. He previously served as JTA’s editor in chief and as editor in chief and CEO of the New Jersey Jewish News.
Andrew Silow-Carroll
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
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A new book recalls the “The Great Christmas Boycott of 1906,” when immigrants fought for the separation of church and state in public schools
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Fast Forward Progressive Jewish groups say ADL’s ‘Mamdani Monitor’ is ‘Islamophobic and racist’
Jewish organizations are split along ideological and strategic lines over how to interact with the mayor-elect
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Fast Forward Angela Buchdahl, prominent NYC rabbi, ratchets up criticism of Zohran Mamdani — and cautions against Jewish infighting
Buchdahl had faced public and private criticism for declining to sign a rabbinic letter condemning Mamdani
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Fast Forward Rabbis Angela Buchdahl and Elliot Cosgrove show the split in the pulpit over political endorsements
Should a rabbi endorse a candidate? Two influential leaders offer different answers on a question vexing synagogues
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Fast Forward Jews let go of hostage rituals with gratitude and grief
With the hostages home, Jews struggle to let go of the prayers and rituals that grew out of Oct. 7
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Books Why was my Jewish identity so apologetic and humiliating?, Obama speechwriter asks in new book
In a new book, the former White House speechwriter says it’s time for Jews to reclaim their story from the haters
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Fast Forward Jewish groups welcome ceasefire plan as a step toward a ‘lasting regional peace’
All welcome the release of hostages in statements that downplay a community’s divisions over Israel
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News Two years in, some are asking if the war in Gaza is changing Judaism
Rabbis and pundits are warning that the war is shaking the beliefs and practices of Judaism itself
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