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Hebrew Israelites and Jews of color are not the same, and it’s not racist for us to say so

Tradition defines Judaism according to legal standards that a novel African-American religion simply does not meet, write leaders of the Conservative movement.

By Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal and Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg and Gulienne Rollins-Rishon February 21, 2023 4:14 pm

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Among Ukraine’s Jews, a year of war has transformed the ordinary into the sacred

A letter from Truskavets, where Ukrainian Jewish volunteers recently gathered for a remarkable Shabbat experience.

February 21, 2023 2:14 pm

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Hebrew Israelites and Jews of color are not the same, and it’s not racist for us to say so

Among Ukraine’s Jews, a year of war has transformed the ordinary into the sacred

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