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  What will it take for Orthodox Judaism to hold sexual abusers accountable?

  As other denominations attempt to address institutional sexual misconduct, Orthodox leadership remains notably absent

  By Asher Lovy

  4 min read
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  Unless we teach our teens about consent, sexual assault at Jewish summer camps will continue

  While educators have developed tools that can help teen boys develop healthier sexualities, very few camps are using them.

  By Rabbi Daniel Brenner May 25, 2022 | 4 min read
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  When it comes to gun control, why can’t the U.S. be more like Israel?

  Common sense gun laws won’t prevent the next Uvalde, but they will save thousands of lives.

  By Rob Eshman May 25, 2022 | 4 min read

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  A Palestinian was shot and paralyzed over a generator. Now Israel threatens to take his home

  The Israeli High Court ruled against permanent legal status for residents of Masafer Yatta, an area that Israel says is a firing range.

  By Zak Witus May 24, 2022 | 4 min read
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  It’s not about you: Why the Forward’s article on the anti-Jewish elements of the Buffalo shooter’s screed was offensive

  This tragedy was not about Jewish Americans. It was about African Americans and white supremacy.

  By Elizabeth Webster May 23, 2022 | 3 min read
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  My fellow white Jews: This is not our shiva

  While Black Jews began to mourn, Jewish media fixated on the fact that the gunman’s screed was explicitly antisemitic.

  By Sharon Rose Goldtzvik May 23, 2022 | 4 min read
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  Who gets to say what is kosher? A Long Island restaurant is caught in the crosshairs

  Disputes over the business of kashrut have become a regular feature on the dockets of U.S. courts.

  By Michael A. Helfand May 23, 2022 | 3 min read
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  I’m not Jewish. But being called “dirty Jew” shook me like no other insult

  While I have always understood where antisemitism can lead, it had never reared its ugly face inches from mine.

  By Alfred P. Doblin May 23, 2022 | 4 min read
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  Look beyond the Buffalo murders. The extremists’ ideology is mainstream on the right.

  Nothing the mass shooters inspired by it believe is, philosophically, much different than what many Republicans believe.

  By Elad Nehorai May 20, 2022 | 4 min read
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  How are you supposed to feel when you visit a concentration camp?

  When visiting a site like Auschwitz, it is impossible to not imagine yourself in both the prisoners’ and the prison guards’ shoes.

  By Nora Berman May 20, 2022 | 5 min read
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  California Jews, enough with your green, grassy Jewish cemeteries

  In a megadrought, there's better choices than lawn-covered graves

  By Rob Eshman May 20, 2022 | 4 min read