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Yiddish World How Yiddish and Savta Sarah shaped my Jewish journey
Sarah taught me how Yiddish articulated resilience through cynicism, poking fun at everything in life from the tragic to the banal
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Books A New Jersey congregation was already falling apart. Then came Oct 7.
In the novel ‘Partly Strong, Partly Broken,’ a rabbi tries to keep her congregants together in the weeks leading up to October 7
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Opinion Is supporting peace illegal in Israel? A shocking arrest carries a warning
Crackdowns on free speech for Palestinians were always going to lead to the same for Jews
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Opinion Women aren’t equal citizens in Israel. But this week brought us closer than ever
At the same time the right-wing seeks to curtail women's religious freedom, women rabbis celebrated an unprecedented win
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News Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s selection as JTS commencement speaker roils graduating class
Two opposing letters are circulating among undergrads at the college, a bastion of Israel support
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News ‘Don’t give up on us now’: Israel peace summit convenes thousands to aim for elusive progress
Americans have a crucial role to play in a movement determined to change the country’s course after three years of war, leaders say
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Fast Forward Israel just quadrupled its PR budget to $730M. Experts say it won’t work.
Spending on image should be "like investing in jets, bombs and missile interceptors," Israel's foreign minister says
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Fast Forward Attack on nun in Jerusalem sparks outcry as tensions with Christians mount in Jerusalem
Hebrew University called the incident “part of a troubling pattern of rising hostility toward the Christian community.”
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Culture At Eurovision, Israel’s near triumph shows the limits of tolerance
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Opinion The profound internal contradiction that could spell doom for Hillel
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Sports An op-ed compared an NBA team to Israel as underdog success stories. Then the threats poured in.
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Fast Forward Talarico won’t campaign with Democratic House candidate who wants to open ‘a prison for American Zionists’
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Art This Jewish artist hadn’t painted in more than 5 decades. Then came Oct. 7.
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Opinion How can I explain to my 93-year-old mother why it suddenly seems ok to hate Jews?
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