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  Biden and Bibi both need a big win. Is a deal with the Saudis their answer?

  Can Netanyahu pull off a deal with Riyadh? His legacy might depend on it

  By Michael Oren

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  Opinion

  What’s really at stake in the legal struggle between Yeshiva University and its LGBTQ+ students

  YU claims to be fighting for religious liberty, despite considerable internal opposition to its legal offensive

  By Jeffrey Freedman, and Jenny Isaacs, and Aaron Koller, and Jess Olson Aug 10, 2023 | 4 min read
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  After yet another health crisis, why can’t Sen. Dianne Feinstein step down with dignity?

  Retiring was an act of dignity for my Jewish grandfather. It could be for Feinstein, too.

  By Emily Tamkin Aug 9, 2023 | 3 min read

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• Alyssa Katz Class assignment: Get to know your murdered Jewish neighbors

  

• Rob Eshman The San Diego imam defended Oct. 7. His mosque still deserves our help

  

• Dan Perry Trump’s humiliation of Netanyahu marks a sea change in the US-Israel relationship

  

• Emily Tamkin Outrage over Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed on sexual assault of Palestinians is missing the point

  

• Jay Michaelson When it comes to Israel/Palestine, everyone is sure that everyone else is a bigot

  

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  Our parents shunned Volkswagen and Mercedes — is it time for Jews to give up their Teslas?

  The car should be a model of innovation; with Elon Musk, it's a symbol of conspiracy theories and antisemitism

  By Jay Michaelson Aug 7, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Never mind electric cars. The Conservative movement has bigger problems

  How you get to shul is not as important as whether you live a Jewish life

  By Roberta Rosenthal Kwall Aug 4, 2023 | 3 min read
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  My way or my way: Netanyahu’s PR strategy gamble

  In the public relations war over Israel’s judicial overhaul, Bibi sticks with selling himself

  By Karen J. Kessler and Warren E. Cooper Aug 4, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Should Jews leave Twitter after Musk reinstated Kanye?

  Some feel morally compromised remaining on Twitter. Others don't want to cede a valuable platform to bigots

  By Elad Nehorai Aug 3, 2023 | 3 min read
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  I’m a rabbi who survived the Pittsburgh synagogue attack. Killing the shooter won’t bring my slain congregants back

  As a jury decided the murderer will receive the death penalty, I turn to Jewish wisdom.

  By Rabbi Jonathan Perlman Aug 2, 2023 | 4 min read
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  After Tree of Life sentencing, 6 Jewish scholars on what text and tradition say about the death penalty

  Robert Bowers has been given the death penalty. What does Jewish law say?

  By Matthew Litman and Jodi Rudoren Aug 2, 2023 | 21 min read
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  Why this rabbi isn’t celebrating (or dismissing) the latest Trump indictments

  Jewish tradition venerates the rule of law as holy — let's treat it with some respect.

  By Jay Michaelson Aug 1, 2023 | 5 min read
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  I fought for Israel as a lone soldier. Now I fight for it as a protestor

  The same Zionist values inspired me to move to Israel, and to resist Netanyahu's immoral judicial overhaul

  By Josh Drill Aug 1, 2023 | 4 min read