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Without Jewish friends at my school, I feel alone in my fears about what’s happening in Israel

A 10th-grader in San Francisco says she is bracing for a storm of criticism from friends who are deeply critical of Israel.

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How to be a liberal Zionist when Israel is at war

Seeing merit in the Palestinian cause does not mean an endorsement of the cold-blooded murder and kidnapping of Israeli innocents, writes a historian of the region.

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I finished reading the Torah in a bomb shelter, while my kids huddled in their safe room

The traditional response to finishing the Torah — “Strong, strong may we be strengthened” — was a balm in a terrifying moment, writes a mother and writer.