Opinion
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Op-Ed: Stop the dishonest academic boycott
By Lawrence Grossman December 19, 2013Be fair-minded and look behind the hypocritical rhetoric, the American Jewish Committee’s director of publications urges American professors. More ▸
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Op-Ed: How Jerusalem can help finance U.S. Jewish day school education
By Yosef I. Abramowitz December 17, 2013How can economically strong Israel pitch in for U.S. families paying for Jewish education? A Covenant Award-winning educator counts the ways. More ▸
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Op-Ed: Subsidizing Jewish preschool works
By Steven B. Nasatir December 11, 2013The president of the Chicago federation writes that subsidized Jewish preschool will spike enrollment — pointing to his city as proof — leading to more Jewish engagement down the line. More ▸
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Op-Ed: How Mandela won over the Jewish community
By Abraham H. Foxman December 8, 2013The head of the Anti-Defamation League recalls a 1990 meeting between the newly freed Nelson Mandela and American Jewish leaders. More ▸
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Op-Ed: Herring is not religion: ‘Cultural’ alternative to conversion is a bad idea
By Harold Berman December 3, 2013A “Jewish Cultural Affirmation” certificate in lieu of conversion? Shallow, impractical and offensive, writes a founder of J-Journey.org, a support system for intermarried families who want to become observant Jews. More ▸
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Op-Ed: Sing us the songs of Zion
By Jeffrey K. Salkin December 2, 2013The recent death of Israeli rock icon Arik Einstein is a reminder of how far we’ve drifted from the days when Israeli pop music was a mainstay of American Jewish summer camp. More ▸
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Op-Ed: Conversion shouldn’t be the only path to joining the Jewish people
By Steven M. Cohen, Kerry M. Olitzky November 29, 2013Steven M. Cohen and Rabbi Kerry Olitzky outline their vision for a cultural pathway to join the Jewish people that does not require religious commitments. More ▸
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Op-Ed: How the United States fans the flames of Mideast conflict
By Edwin Black November 21, 2013Via the author Edwin Black, here’s a way to expand the possibility of peace: The U.S. should cut funding to the Palestinian Authority until the P.A. halts its mandated practice of paying generous salaries to convicted terrorists. More ▸
