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  I left the Hasidic world three years ago. This time of year, I dearly miss it

  Leaving the Hasidic world was deeply painful, but I still feel a pang of longing for my old life

  By Elad Nehorai

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  On Simchat Torah, women belong in the synagogue

  Women’s-only spaces often inadvertently reinforce the idea that women should be hidden away

  By Nomi Kaltmann Oct 5, 2023 | 3 min read
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  The chaos is the point: Matt Gaetz and the mainstreaming of conspiracy, xenophobia and antisemitism

  With his latest stunt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Gaetz reminds us that conspiracy and chaos go hand-in-hand

  By Emily Tamkin Oct 4, 2023 | 4 min read

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• Jodi Rudoren This is my last column as editor of the Forward

  

• Jay Michaelson Mamdani’s victory is an opportunity for Jews to relearn the art of disagreement

  

• Rob Eshman Pro-Palestinian protesters are suddenly supporting Iran. They might want to talk to some Palestinians

  

• Nora Berman Did Netanyahu coerce Trump into attacking Iran? No — but he tried with Obama

  

• Dan Perry For Trump and Netanyahu, statecraft is now synonymous with stagecraft

  

• Emily Tamkin Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: The ‘gotcha’ mode of fighting antisemitism has to go

  

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  A campus LGBTQ+ group broke ties with its Hillel over Israel. Where are queer Jewish students supposed to go?

  Rice Pride's severing of its relationship with Houston Hillel sets a dangerous precedent

  By Hen Mazzig Sep 29, 2023 | 3 min read
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  Ben Shapiro engages Elon Musk in the least Jewish debate on Jews

  Here are the questions about antisemitism Musk still needs to answer

  By Rob Eshman Sep 29, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Dianne Feinstein was tenacious and contradictory — just like American Jews

  Sen. Feinstein’s combination of views reflected the general center of the American Jewish community

  By Jay Michaelson Sep 29, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Our government unwittingly applauded a man who fought for the Nazis. We must take steps to ensure it never happens again

  Canada has never fully accepted that Nazi fighters immigrated to our country and live quietly among us

  By Richard Marceau Sep 28, 2023 | 3 min read
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  No Republicans have expressed support for the Israeli protest movement — yet. Here’s why they should at the next debate

  Not a single Republican member of Congress has expressed solidarity with the Israeli protesters. At least, not yet.

  By Tali Reiner Brodetzki and Brett Goldman Sep 26, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Standing up for Israel’s democracy means standing up for Palestinians

  Israelis have been in the streets for months. Palestinians and their allies in Sheikh Jarrah have been protesting evictions for 15 years

  By Michael Bien Sep 22, 2023 | 3 min read
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  As Yom Kippur approaches, the legacy of America’s treatment of Jewish refugees must be a call to action

  Increasing numbers of migrants are pouring into American cities. They need our help.

  By Steve Israel Sep 22, 2023 | 6 min read
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  Days before Yom Kippur, Congress wants to scale back funding that keeps Jews safe

  Despite the White House antisemitism plan, the Senate proposed cutting $18 million from synagogue security grants

  By Nathan J. Diament Sep 22, 2023 | 2 min read