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We plan to raise our son Jewish, but I’m opposed to circumcision for medical and moral reasons
A Reform Jew wonders how to honor tradition as well as their own sense of what is right
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Books DeSantis boasts of groundwork on the Jerusalem embassy move in new book
Florida Gov Ron DeSantis assails ‘America’s bureaucratic elites’ for predicting it would lead to massive conflict
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Sports Why does soccer music sound so Jewish?
When the music at the stadium isn't the National Anthem, chances are a Jewish songwriter had something to do with it
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YIVO to digitize millions of documents from Jewish Labor Bund
The effort will make countless artifacts available for the first time
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Walter Mosley talks about his latest book — and his Jewish mother
His book is about a Black ex-cop investigating a white nationalist. His mom is an abiding influence on his worldview
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How the Netherlands became a nation of diarists in WWII
Anne Frank was far from the only chronicler of a country's descent into catastrophe
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Books Roald Dahl said terrible things — but rarely in his children’s books
The author’s work is undergoing a reported rewrite for inclusion. It’s his antisemitism that ought to be examined.
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The Secret Jewish history of Mardi Gras
At first glance, you won't find much Jewish about the holiday — but look a little closer
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‘Swastika boards’ and ‘surf Nazis’: New documentary explores surfing’s history of antisemitism
In 'Waves Apart,' director Josh Greene chronicles how he learned about the history from his bar mitzvah party and talks with famous Jewish surfers
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Books How Jewish comedy found religion, from Philip Roth to ‘Broad City’
A new book explores the evolution of humor from the post-World War II era to the rise of the millennials
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Books American Jews created historic summer camps. Or did summer camps create American Jews?
An interview with Sandra Fox, author of 'The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America'
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Culture ‘My mayor Muslim, my bagel Jewish’ — the Knicks chant capturing New York’s soul
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Opinion The Iran war ended terribly for the US, and even worse for Israel
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Opinion Cultural boycotts of Israel just reached peak absurdity
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Film & TV In ‘Disclosure Day,’ Steven Spielberg finds himself at odds with Jewish thought about aliens
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Fast Forward In Britain, a Jewish Culture Month aims to move the conversation beyond Oct. 7
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News This Jewish activist was arrested and deported for her book ‘Lesbian Love.’ 100 years later, will NYC apologize?
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Culture Ever the restless spirit, Tel Aviv-born architect and designer Ron Arad is still reinventing himself and his art
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News New Jewish-Arab political party debuts in Israel, aiming to topple Netanyahu