Opinion

• Opinion

  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

  4 min read
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  Opinion

  The Tree of Life shooter will likely receive the death penalty. Only one question remains

  Five years after the most deadly attack against Jews in the United States, are we any safer?

  By Rob Eshman Jul 13, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  The Jewish Museum profiled the 19th-century version of the Sacklers — and glossed over the devastation they caused

  The wealthy Jewish Sassoon family derived the majority of their wealth from the opium trade

  By Elizabeth M. Lynch Jul 13, 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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  Letters

  Anti-Zionist CUNY faculty groups target scholars like me

  During anti-Zionist events, I listened to colleagues pontificate centuries-old antisemitic libels

  By David Brodsky Jul 12, 2023 | 2 min read
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  Opinion

  Nonbinary genders beyond ‘male’ and ‘female’ would have been no surprise to ancient rabbis, who acknowledged tumtums, androgynos and aylonot

  People sometimes assume religious traditions’ ideas about gender have always been conservative and unchanging

  By Sarah Imhoff Jul 11, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Was Jonah Hill’s ex-girlfriend wrong to share texts showing his abuse?

  The Internet exploded over alleged texts from the Jewish actor displaying controlling behavior

  By Nora Berman Jul 10, 2023 | 5 min read
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  Opinion

  What Jewish law says about balancing free speech and public safety in the internet age

  These days, the problem isn't always too little free speech; sometimes, it's way too much

  By Jay Michaelson Jul 7, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  After Jenin, Palestinians hate the Palestinian Authority even more. It’s still the only shot at peace

  Jenin could be the nail in the coffin of the Palestinian peace camp — unless the US steps in

  By Muhammad Shehada Jul 7, 2023 | 6 min read
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  Opinion

  Have the protestors against Israel’s judicial overhaul gone too far?

  A mass protest for the good of Israel needs to be led by moderates who want to unite, not radicals who refuse to compromise

  By Josh Feldman Jul 6, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Brandeis is ‘anything but’ bad for observant Jews

  A recent Brandeis advertisement calling the school 'anything but Orthodox' offended observant students

  By Rabbi Seth Winberg Jul 5, 2023 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  Religion won at the Supreme Court, but not as big as people think

  The court issued relatively modest decisions on behalf of the worker seeking Sundays off and the anti-LGBTQ+ web designer

  By Michael A. Helfand Jul 5, 2023 | 5 min read