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Biden’s rabbi and I debate whether it’s time for the president to step aside
Jewish text reminds us there's a time to lead, and a time to pass the torch.
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You are not obliged to finish this column
Unpacking the Talmudic quote Shaina Taub cited in her acceptance speech at the Tony Awards
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Welcoming ‘Sabbath Queen,’ a new documentary about a rabbi who breaks all boundaries
Filmed over 21 years, 'Sabbath Queen' explores modern Jewish boundaries through the lens of a 38th generation rabbi
The Latest
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Yes, we can talk to people we disagree with about Israel. Here’s how.
How is it that we have not figured out how to talk about Israel with people who disagree?
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How university presidents have failed us during this turbulent year on campus
Campus leaders should be more focused on educating their community's on how to think, than what to think
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Nathan Thrall won the Pulitzer because he writes with ‘feelings, and not with ink’
Since the release of his book just days before Oct. 7, the Jerusalem-based author has faced everything from rave reviews to book tour cancellations
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Fact, fiction, and the campus protester who got arrested on his birthday
The problem with the Gaza solidarity encampments isn't antisemitism. It's that they've become a distraction from the war itself.
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‘All we can do is type’: Student journalists are essential in this fraught moment
The editor-in-chief of the Yale Daily News hardly slept for a week amid the crackdown on campus protests against Israel's war in Gaza
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If we can find the afikoman, maybe we can talk across our divides about the war
Does it matter who hides the afikoman?
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Why an immediate ceasefire is a moral imperative — and the best thing for Israel
A ceasefire and hostage deal is the only credible endgame to the war in Gaza
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‘I’m OK now’: How journalism helped one Gaza woman escape the war
With the generous help of Forward readers, Yasmine Ayyoub and her husband made it to Egypt
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