Opinion

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  Israel’s Supreme Court is ruling on its own future. What should American Jews do?

  The fight against Israel's judicial overhaul requires American Jews to get involved

  By Rabbi Jill Jacobs

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  Books

  A canceled JCC book talk shows Jews are entering a dangerous era of self-censorship

  The Jewish author was told by the Mandel JCC in Florida that the political climate was 'complicated'

  By Suzanne Nossel Sep 8, 2023 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  I led an antisemitism training for workers in a labor dispute with their Hasidic bosses. Here’s what I learned

  I often hear the complaint that 'no one is talking about antisemitism' in organizing spaces, and that is simply untrue

  By Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson Sep 7, 2023 | 4 min read

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• Jay Michaelson I supported Israel’s actions in Gaza in October 2023 — not anymore

  

• Rob Eshman How anti-Israel rhetoric led to the killing of two Jews in Washington, D.C. 

  

• Nora Berman How the Oct. 7 aftermath splintered the New York Dyke March

  

• Dan Perry It looks like Israel totally underestimated Trump

  

• Emily Tamkin This week proved it: Trump’s approach to antisemitism at Columbia is horribly ineffective

  

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