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  The Seas Are Rising — and That’s a Jewish Problem

  This piece is part of a series about the issues in the 2016 presidential election. A (now disgraced) comedian once did a routine about Noah, who was incredulous about God warning him about the coming flood. Finally, famously, God asks Moses: “Noah, how long can you tread water?” I have been thinking about that question…

  By Jeffrey K. Salkin

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  Why This Russian Jew Thinks Donald Trump Is Absolutely Right About Russia

  This piece is part of a series about the issues in the 2016 presidential election. Until I watched second Presidential Debate, I didn’t like anything about Donald Trump. I am not a Republican. I believe in universal healthcare and I don’t think it’s a great idea to build a wall on the Mexican border. But…

  By Julie Masis Nov 2, 2016 | 2 min read
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  Your Ambivalence Toward Hillary Clinton Says More About You Than Her

  Hillary Clinton voters, it’s time to switch teams. I don’t mean to Team Bernie or, God forbid, Team Trump. I mean that it’s time to take a good hard look at the reasons many of us are still on Team Reluctant, Team Lesser of Two Evils, or Team This Has Been a Nasty Election All…

  By Jay Michaelson Nov 1, 2016 | 4 min read

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  Donald Trump’s Plan for Immigrants Should Scare The Hell Out of Jews

  This piece is part of a series about the issues in the 2016 presidential election. Donald Trump opened his presidential campaign by calling the United States “a dumping ground for everybody else’s problems.” He famously proclaimed that Mexico is not sending “their best” across the border, that Mexican immigrants are drug dealers, criminals and rapists….

  By Maya Wax Cavallaro Nov 1, 2016 | 2 min read
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  It’s Amazing How Much the Jewish Interfaith Conversation Has Changed in a Decade

  In late October, I flew to Philadelphia because my employer, InterfaithFamily, had decided to host an Interfaith Opportunity Summit there. Honestly, I didn’t really know what to expect from the summit. I’d never been to a summit before. And attending this one wasn’t just a professional duty; for me — the daughter of an intermarried…

  By Laurel Snyder Nov 1, 2016 | 4 min read
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  How a Jewish Moment in the World Series Could Show Us Our Future

  Every so often there’s a brief event, a flash of light in a darkened public square, that helps illuminate the mysterious insider-yet-outsider status of the Jew in American society — and the even greater mystery of how the half-Jew fits into Jewish life. The triggering event can be something as large as volunteering to serve…

  By J.J. Goldberg Nov 1, 2016 | 4 min read
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  Why Ari Shavit’s Fall From Grace Stings for So Many American Jews

  As writer Danielle Berrin published her illuminating piece last week on how an “accomplished journalist from Israel” sexually assaulted her, my first thought was naturally one of disgust. In the wake of the innumerable assault claims that have piled up against Donald Trump, it was another sobering reminder of the sexism and harassment that women…

  By Gabe Friedman (JTA) Oct 31, 2016 | 4 min read
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  Ari Shavit Is the Least Interesting Part of the Ari Shavit Scandal

  The recent scandal surrounding Ari Shavit shouldn’t be about Ari Shavit at all. Ever since two women accused the acclaimed Israeli author of sexual misconduct, the Jewish media has been busy asking Shavit-focused questions: Should Haaretz have waited until the columnist resigned or should the newspaper have fired him? Did he commit a criminal or…

  By Eetta Prince-Gibson Oct 31, 2016 | 4 min read
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  Two Thirds of the Planet’s Wild Animals Will Be Gone by 2020. As a Jew, You Better Care.

  The number of wild animals living on Earth is set to fall by two-thirds by 2020, according to a new report, part of a mass extinction that is destroying the natural world upon which humanity depends. The report was compiled by the World Wildlife Federation and the London Zoological Society, and shows that destruction of…

  By Matthew Gindin Oct 31, 2016 | 3 min read
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  The Middle East: A Daunting Challenge for Hillary Clinton — or Donald Trump

  This piece is part of a series about the issues in the 2016 presidential election. The next President has an enormous mess to clean up. Eight years of President Obama’s utopian rationalism has resulted in a sense of global unraveling — both of geostrategic stability and of American interests — and nowhere has it been…

  By David Hazony Oct 30, 2016 | 2 min read
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  Trump’s Policy On Syrian Refugees Reflects America At Its Most Pathological

  *This piece is part of a series about the issues in the 2016 presidential election.** With the number of people killed in Syria climbing toward 500,000, almost 5 million people have left their homes in search of safety. Under the Obama administration, the U.S. has accepted 10,000 Syrian refugees. Hillary Clinton has said she would…

  By Batya Septimus Oct 30, 2016 | 2 min read