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Culture
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In the face of conflict over assimilation, appropriation, colonialism and hegemony, a plea for human dignity through dance
In the documentary 'Everything You Have Is Yours,' Hadar Ahuvia and Tatyana Tenenbaum find liberation in movement
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It’s Purim in Tel Aviv — but in the shelter there are few costumes in sight
Though the war is only four days old, the sirens have already sounded more than 30 times
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The Jewish space lasers are real — well, kind of
The Iron Beam is a laser-powered defense Israel has been developing for years
The Latest
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How an Amish Mennonite school in Arkansas went viral with a song by an Orthodox Jew
The choir director of the Calvary Bible School says that 'Tatty, My King' shows the surprising affinities between Jews and Mennonites
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Before I became an orthodontist, I was my good friend Neil Sedaka’s saxophonist
A fond memory of the singer-songwriter who has died at 86
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Is goy a slur, an antisemitic dogwhistle or a word for non-Jews?
The term goy has been trending, igniting a debate about who can use it, and what it means
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Looking Forward What rabbinic wisdom taught me in the wake of the BAFTA scandal
When someone makes a mistake, our rabbis teach that we must hold them accountable in a way that is healing — not harmful
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How a deeply religious Christian artist captured the spirit of the Jewish holy land
In the early 19th century, David Roberts took a dangerous and unprecedented trip from England to travel the same route that Jews took during the Exodus
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Film & TV A compelling horror series from Israel — even if you don’t like horror movies
'The Dybbuk' meets 'The Exorcist' in 'The Malevolent Bride'
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How a new generation of comics is changing the face of Jewish comedy — and Judaism itself
Comedians are embracing their Jewish identity in a way Borscht Belt stars never needed to
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Books Why Walter Benjamin was all things to all people
Peter E. Gordon’s illuminating biography considers a philosopher who couldn’t be boxed in
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Opinion New York’s Israel Day parade was a shanda — but not because of Mamdani
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Books In ‘Something We Said,’ Richard Pryor’s daughter finds words to discuss the unspeakable
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Opinion Israeli and diaspora Jews live in different realities. The Israel Day parade proved it
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Opinion Trump’s humiliation of Netanyahu marks a sea change in the US-Israel relationship
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Fast Forward Trump urges Iran to make a deal after Iran fires missiles at Israel for first time in 2 months
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News Maine Democrats are poised to nominate Graham Platner, as Jewish Democrats withhold support
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Fast Forward Some Jewish Republicans say Tucker Carlson is no longer a threat. Others worry he’ll run for president.
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Fast Forward Canada’s new council to tackle antisemitism divides Jewish groups