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Pro-Palestinian protests enriched Jewish life on my campus. Trump’s actions will do the opposite.
As a Judaic studies professor, I used the upheaval as an occasion to educate — which is what universities are supposed to do
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Opinion My Jewish moms group ousted me because I work for J Street. Is this what communal life has come to?
I'm a Zionist, a partner of a rabbi, and a committed Jewish mom — what threat could I pose to a dedicated Jewish space?
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Opinion Mike Huckabee’s old-school Christian Zionism is bad news for anyone who wants Middle East peace
Understanding Huckabee's theology is crucial to understanding the specific dangers of his vision
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Opinion Stephen Miller’s cavalier cruelty misses the whole point of Passover
The White House Deputy Chief of Staff seems to have forgotten that we, too, were once strangers in Egypt
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Opinion Can Israel’s love for Trump survive his coming negotiations with Iran?
Or will the U.S. president get stuck navigating Tehran's convoluted negotiating tactics?
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Opinion Is this extremist Zionist group trying to protect Israel — or just punish left-wing Jews?
Betar is trying to get certain U.S. Jews banned from Israel, just because of their politics
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Opinion A legacy of defiance: Why I’m holding my Seder in one of the oldest Black churches in the country
As our freedom in the U.S. faces new threats, I want to invoke my Black ancestors' strength
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Opinion Following an Orwellian ‘Liberation Day,’ is a doublethinking America on its way to becoming another Oceania?
75 years after his death, George Orwell would have recoiled at Trump's toxic blend of nationalism, totalitarianism and antisemitism
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Opinion This is my last column as editor of the Forward
Some final reflections on half a decade asking big questions in the Jewish world
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Opinion I co-wrote Biden’s antisemitism strategy. Trump is making the threat worse
Going after colleges and universities risks putting Jews in greater peril — not less
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Opinion The ADL reversed its support for Trump’s student deportations. You should too
'We can fight for Jewish students — and our values’
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