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Culture Smoke-filled skies evoke the Christian apocalypse — but what does Judaism say about the End Times?
New York was engulfed by thick, yellow smog from wildfires this week, causing a lot of discussion of doomsday
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Fast Forward Jewish institutions awaken to climate crisis, with hundreds pledging action
Jewish climate activists are declaring a "paradigm shift" and "culture change" that they say have put an end to decades of inaction on climate
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Culture ‘Extrapolations’ gives us an amazing Black rabbi (and a lot of embarrassing white Jews)
Daveed Diggs’ performance moves the Jewish story forward, but tired tropes hold the show back
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News Scientists predict 600% increase in deadly heat waves in Israel by 2100
Extreme weather lasting all summer is projected to drive an 11-fold leap in mortality rates by the end of the century
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Fast Forward Jewish institutions should divest billions in fossil fuels, new report says
The Jewish nonprofit Dayenu encourages Jewish groups to divest $3 billion in non-renewables and invest it in clean energy
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Letters How does one buy sustainable lox?
A sustainability executive from Acme Smoked Fish weighs in
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Opinion A New York synagogue banned lox. That’s not as crazy as it sounds
The move by B'nai Jeshurun provoked outrage and mockery, but other synagogues should take a lesson
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News Amid water crisis, the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, makes bat mitzvah disaster plans
As residents of Jackson must boil all running water for safety, the Jewish community continues to hold services
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Opinion Outrage over Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed on sexual assault of Palestinians is missing the point
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Opinion I run The Jewish Theological Seminary. Here’s the real story about President Isaac Herzog speaking at our commencement
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