Ideas

Ideas

In their classroom, Torah is a three-ring circus — by design

A new book explores the connections between Jews, the circus and the study of Jewish text.

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A Hulu horror movie is influenced by the post-Holocaust pressure to have children

“Clock” tackles the weighty topic of how the Jewish community can pressure women to bear children as a means of avenging the Holocaust.

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Why I don’t love ‘Jew hate’ as a substitute for ‘antisemitism’

A faddish term falls short in capturing the subtleties of bias, writes a professor of technology and society.

A new book made me appreciate Jewish Sunday schools — and the volunteer women who have powered them

We have seen the Jewish future, and it is all about choice

Summer is almost here. It’s time to learn the Torah of the garden.

Queer Jews fought to join the Celebrate Israel Parade. This year, I marched in drag.

The Israeli origins of Amitai Etzioni’s big ideas about community

‘Succession,’ ‘Barry’ and the very Jewish nature of unresolved endings

Nuance is crucial in fighting hate. That’s why I helped write an alternative definition of antisemitism.

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