American-born former IDF soldier dies at 23 of apparent suicide
The death of Alex Miller comes amid growing concern over the mental health of Israeli soldiers
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Opinion What’s really at stake in the legal struggle between Yeshiva University and its LGBTQ+ students
YU claims to be fighting for religious liberty, despite considerable internal opposition to its legal offensive
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Opinion My friend Herschel Siegel died by suicide. Politicizing his death doesn’t help gay Jews
We ought not to assume that rejection from the Orthodox community played a role in Herschel's Siegel's tragic death
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News Letter from Chicago: ’Hannah is a wreck:’ a Chicago Jewish group joins suicide prevention efforts
“Matthew died last night. I’m shocked and sorry to tell you-it’s suicide. Hannah is a wreck.” I kept rereading the text as though the words would make sense if I inspected them more closely. I grew up with Hannah (For reasons of privacy, I’m not using the family’s real names here.) She and Matthew had…
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Culture The dangerous disrespect of making Anthony Bourdain speak from the dead
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