The 3 profound Jewish lessons of Mamdani’s astonishing victory
Takeaways for the incoming mayor's opponents — and the mayor himself
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Opinion The rabbinic backlash against Zohran Mamdani isn’t about Mamdani at all
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Opinion It was the wildest scheme in American Jewish history. 200 years later, should it be remembered as a failure?
In the two centuries since the founding of Ararat — a self-governing Jewish colony in New York — much has changed, and much has stayed the same
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Opinion A majority of Democrats are changing their views on Israel. What does that mean for the US-Israel relationship?
More and more Democratic politicians are beginning to support limiting certain weapons transfers to Israel
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Opinion American Jewish institutions have defied immoral Israeli policy before. They need to do it again
Legacy Jewish organizations have essentially absolved the Israeli government of any responsibility in ending the war
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Opinion The Jewish Federation isn’t evolving on Israel. So it’s losing young Jews like me
The Federations' unconditional support of Israel's war on Gaza does not represent the majority of American Jews
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Opinion As an Israeli political scientist, I resisted thinking this war was a genocide. Here’s what changed my mind.
Many genocides don't closely resemble the Holocaust — and many of us are too ignorant about that
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Opinion Gaza is starving. Where are the American Jewish leaders?
Privately, Jewish lay leaders are anguished over Gaza. Publicly, they fear being labelled antisemitic
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