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  I teach on a campus without Hillel or Chabad. My Jewish students yearn for connection, not politics

  College campuses without a Hillel or Chabad consistently prioritize Israel over Jewish connection

  By Hannah Lebovits

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  Antisemitism is not the reason Ilhan Omar lost her committee seat

  If House Republicans were truly concerned about antisemitism, they would be dealing with their own members' remarks

  By Abe Silberstein Feb 2, 2023 | 3 min read
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  Another seminary welcomes students in interfaith relationships. It’s time for the rest of liberal rabbinic schools to follow suit

  Hebrew College is the latest rabbinical school to revoke its policy of banning students in interfaith relationships

  By Edmund Case Feb 1, 2023 | 3 min read

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  After a shooter attacked congregants leaving an east Jerusalem synagogue, I spent an agonizing Shabbat wondering if my family was okay

  By Laura Ben-David Jan 31, 2023 | 4 min read
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  If you want to support Israel, boycott its new government

  American Jewish communities must distance themselves from the current government in any way possible

  By David Enoch Jan 31, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Israel’s new far-right government is already chilling innovation and causing brain drain

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  By Jeremy Levin and Ron Cohen Jan 31, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Poland and Germany have long taken opposing approaches to Holocaust remembrance. Touring them with Doug Emhoff, the difference was stark

  In Europe with the second gentleman, I saw that it's crucial to take Holocaust remembrance personally

  By Laura E. Adkins Jan 31, 2023 | 4 min read
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  After I stopped an attack on the subway, the victim and I bonded over Katz’s pastrami sandwiches

  Turns out the writer and the would-be victim were both leaving the New-York Historical Society’s 'I’ll Have What She’s Having' exhibit — so a deli dinner seemed appropriate

  By Michael Luongo Jan 31, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Former Israeli cop on ‘former officers’ in Memphis and the failure of police reform

  ‘The constant push for more cops rather than better cops will generate similar images over and over again,’ said Maria Haberfeld, a criminal justice professor who also served in a counter-terrorism unit of the Israeli Defense Forces

  By Robin Washington Jan 29, 2023 | 3 min read
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  ‘Live without fear’: Doug Emhoff opens up about his Jewishness as he visits his ancestors’ Polish hometown

  In an interview, second gentleman regrets not speaking up when witnessing antisemitism in his own past

  By Laura E. Adkins Jan 29, 2023 | 5 min read
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  Photos: A somber Holocaust remembrance trip with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff

  Emhoff spent Holocaust Remembrance Day visiting the sites of concentration camps in a landmark trip

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