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  Jewish tradition compels us to not become numb to gun violence

  Our nation is held hostage by its worship of guns. Jewish teachings point us toward action.

  By Rabbi Menachem Creditor

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  The US government shouldn’t be done looking into Shireen Abu Akleh’s death

  The US investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh’s death won’t silence Israel’s critics — or defenders

  By Rob Eshman Jul 6, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Why an Orthodox Jewish organization welcomed the end of Roe v. Wade

  Allowing abortion in certain cases is not the same as allowing abortion at will, writes the director of public affairs for Agudath Israel of America

  By Rabbi Avi Shafran Jul 5, 2022 | 3 min read

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  Now it’s happened in my hometown: A Jewish perspective on this epidemic of gun violence

  A cantor mourns the loss of innocence she felt as a child who grew up in one of the safest cities in the country

  By Sheri Allen Jul 5, 2022 | 2 min read
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  I ran for my life from the Highland Park shooting. It will haunt me forever.

  The first July 4 parade since 2019 promised a return to normalcy. Instead, it began a surreal, traumatizing ordeal.

  By Michael L. Millenson Jul 5, 2022 | 5 min read
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  Unilever’s decision to sell Ben & Jerry’s in the West Bank is not a win for Israel

  The settler movement is the true victor in the latest debacle over ice cream

  By Dany Bahar Jul 1, 2022 | 3 min read
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  After the SCOTUS school prayer decision, what comes next for American Jews?

  The ruling walks the line between ensuring all citizens are both free to exercise their faith and free from religious coercion.

  By Michael A. Helfand Jun 30, 2022 | 5 min read
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  Coach Kennedy being allowed to pray at the 50-yard line is not good for Jews

  The recent Supreme Court ruling allowing a coach to pray on the field makes it even harder to advocate for minority-faith students

  By Guila Franklin Siegel Jun 30, 2022 | 3 min read
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  The Supreme Court’s decision on the EPA is devastating. Jews must hold that grief as we forge ahead

  As many Jews double down on confronting climate change, we must accept both the brokenness and wholeness of this painful time

  By Rabbi Jennie Rosenn Jun 30, 2022 | 3 min read
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  The San Antonio migrant deaths should remind Jews: We were once smuggled in, too

  ‘Plenty of people killed, nobody knows about it, but God and the water’

  By Rob Eshman Jun 28, 2022 | 3 min read
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  I should never have experienced rape and illegal abortion. Neither should anyone else

  Jews must unite against white supremacy to fight the abortion ban, which disproportionately harms Black women

  By TaRessa Stovall Jun 28, 2022 | 4 min read