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Standing Up To Islamic Extremism

Activist’s ‘This is not my Allah’ campaign calls on moderate Muslims to end their silence.

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For Converts, ‘Rely On Me’ Is A Dangerous Message

The tension between the Hillel and Shammai approaches to conversion still persists today. Who wins?

Opera As ‘Teachable Moment’ In Fight Against Anti-Semitism

There were calls today to use last night’s controversial Metropolitan Opera presentation of “The Death of Klinghoffer” as a teachable moment in the fight against anti-Semitism. The John Adams opera is based on the assassination of an elderly Jew, Leon Klinghoffer, by four members of the Palestine Liberation Organization during their 1985 hijacking of the […]

Eve And The Tower of Babel

Mikveh Needs To Be A Safe Place

2014/15 Slingshot Guide Released, Now Featuring Regional Editions

‘Spread Hummus, Not Hate’ Campaign Unites Muslims, Jews

Amar’e Stoudemire Mounts Campaign To Support Hatzalah

Submissions To The Goat

Nobel Winner Draws On Father’s Holocaust Memories

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