Opinion

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  The hostage murders are a wake-up call: U.S. officials must stop enabling Netanyahu

  Biden has been claiming, for months, that a ceasefire deal is close. But his administration's approach clearly isn't working

  By Emily Tamkin

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  From Rachel Goldberg-Polin, we all heard the piercing cry of Jewish motherhood

  For 330 days, we witnessed Rachel Goldberg-Polin show the world the love between a Jewish mother and son, writes a mother and author

  By Meg Keene Sep 1, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Rachel is weeping for her child: In a grieving Jewish mother, we see our Jewish matriarch

  Today’s parallels with ancient Jewish trauma are overwhelming — and even the Bible falls short, a rabbi writes

  By Rabbi Menachem Creditor Sep 1, 2024 | 4 min read

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  The murder of the hostages may be a pivot point for a deal

  Pressure grows in Israel for Netanyahu to give up on Philadelphi corridor

  By Dan Perry Sep 1, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Six more hostages are dead. It’s time for all American Jews to join the opposition.

  Hamas killed them. But Netanyahu is complicit.

  By Rob Eshman Sep 1, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Thanks to his mother, we are all sitting shiva for Hersh Goldberg-Polin

  For 330 days, Hersh became a brother, son and friend to us through the tireless advocacy of Rachel Goldberg-Polin

  By Sruli Fruchter Sep 1, 2024 | 3 min read
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  How Rabbi Michael Lerner merged spirituality and social justice and influenced a generation of progressives

  The founder of Tikkun, who coined the term 'politics of meaning' was a prophet for our time

  By Jay Michaelson Aug 30, 2024 | 4 min read
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  With the death of Rabbi Michael Lerner, looking back on Tikkun magazine

  The lifelong activist died away this week at the age of 81.

  By Andrew Esensten Aug 30, 2024 | 5 min read
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  For Jewish students at McGill like me, our return to campus is filled with dread

  The Canadian university is home to regular pro-Palestinian protests, often with virulent antisemitic rhetoric

  By Sophie Block Aug 29, 2024 | 4 min read
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  West Bank, the next feared flashpoint, was there all along

  With a large Israeli operation in Jenin and Tulkarm, the West Bank is seething

  By Dan Perry Aug 28, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Why everyone should go see the Nova Exhibition in Los Angeles

  Bearing witness has a different urgency since Oct. 7

  By Josh Katz Aug 27, 2024 | 4 min read