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  I’m devastated by Israel’s judicial overhaul, but I’m still moving there

  Israel needs us now more than ever

  By Sruli Fruchter

  3 min read
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  Shmuley Boteach can’t make Robert Kennedy Jr. kosher

  American Jews look at Bobby Kennedy’s son and see Donald Trump

  By Rob Eshman Jul 24, 2023 | 4 min read
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  The Israel we know has fallen

  The battle over the future of Israel — can it be both democratic and religious — goes on

  By Gary Rosenblatt Jul 24, 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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  If a tree falls in Israel, could it be a harbinger of hope?

  Eitan and Amjad, lumberjacks in Jerusalem, often say their morning prayers before starting work — facing opposite directions

  By Jodi Rudoren Jul 21, 2023 | 5 min read
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  How Yiddish taught me to embrace the joy and defiance of being queer

  A culture with no country is well-suited for people being rejected by theirs, writes the social justice organizer at the Workers Circle

  By Noa Baron Jul 20, 2023 | 3 min read
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  Israel is in a moment of crisis. Why was the speech its president gave to Congress so out of touch?

  Isaac Herzog did not mention the massive protests roiling Israel until the very, very end of his 49-minute speech

  By Nora Berman Jul 20, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Jewish identity was weaponized in Supreme Court case overturning affirmative action

  The plaintiffs who successfully sued Harvard over affirmative action misrepresented the history of the institution's Jewish quotas

  By Jennifer Glaser Jul 19, 2023 | 4 min read
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  I was a child at a civil rights sit-in. 60 years later, what’s changed?

  Battle over racially segregated Chicago public schools involved Jewish students as well

  By Robin Washington Jul 19, 2023 | 4 min read
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  The NYC Jewish advisory council appropriately represents Jewish New Yorkers

  Given Orthodox Jews bear the brunt of antisemitic attacks, they deserve greater numbers on the council appointed to combat antisemitic crimes

  By Rabbi Avi Shafran Jul 17, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Can we cure antisemitism with molly?

  An MDMA study hints at psychedelics’ impact on hate 

  By Rob Eshman Jul 15, 2023 | 5 min read
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  The Tree of Life shooter is eligible for the death penalty. Only God can truly punish him

  While I am grateful for the jury's decision, no human action can repair what the shooter destroyed

  By Beth Kissileff Jul 13, 2023 | 4 min read