As a Jew, I’m starting to wonder if I can even be a progressive anymore
Bintel addresses the hard question of what to do when political labels and identities clash
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Opinion I’m a Mexican Jew. I wish Claudia Sheinbaum would embrace the complexity of our shared heritage
Sheinbaum, who will be the first woman and first Jew to serve as Mexico's president, has rarely addressed her Jewishness in public
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Yiddish World Rise in anti-Zionism forces journalist to rethink his leftist Jewish identity
Michael Gawenda’s autobiography is a useful guide on how to navigate difficult conversations about Israel and Zionism
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First Person A daughter of a Jewish father and a German mother in search of her own identity
Growing up without a religious foundation, Mia Faye Kreindler found her own way to faith
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Opinion Jews have been cursed to be lonely. The war is a reminder to fight back against that fate
Many Jews feel isolated in this time of conflict — but it doesn't need to be that way
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Opinion A penetrating new book asks: What does it mean to be Jewish, especially now?
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