Ben Harris

is the managing editor of My Jewish Learning, where a version of this essay first appeared.

From Ben Harris

Obituaries

Henry Kissinger, influential first Jewish secretary of state, dies at 100

By Ben Harris November 29, 2023

Obituaries

Nechama Tec, survivor whose book about the Bielski partisans inspired the Daniel Craig film ‘Defiance,’ dies at 92

By Andrew Silow-Carroll and Ben Harris August 9, 2023

Obituaries

Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of ‘When Bad Things Happen to Good People,’ dies at 88

By Ben Harris and Philissa Cramer April 28, 2023

Ideas

Judaism doesn’t want you to wander and live just anywhere — or does it?

By Ben Harris April 4, 2023

A magazine cover

United States

Jewish Currents apologizes for running an ad for an Israel fellowship, saying it ‘is not in line with our values’

By Ben Harris December 23, 2021

Obituaries

18 noteworthy Jews who died in 2021

By Ben Harris and Ron Kampeas December 22, 2021

Culture

These Jews want to normalize not circumcising — and they want synagogues to help

By Ben Harris October 7, 2021

United States

These are the Jewish victims of the Surfside building collapse

By Ben Harris and Shira Hanau July 1, 2021

United States

Rabbi Stephen Slater talks a lot about God. He credits his Baptist missionary parents.

By Ben Harris May 13, 2021

United States

A year into the pandemic, Conservative Jews consider whether to make Zoom prayer permanent

By Ben Harris April 8, 2021

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