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What spending my summers with sick children taught me about healing together despite our differences

While my new home feels divided, the unity I see during my “summer job” gives me hope that we can rebuild mutual respect in spite of our tremendous differences and the tremendous challenges we face.

By Rabbi Ari Dembitzer January 22, 2021 11:53 am

The Sit-Down Opinion

Roberta Kaplan is crushing white supremacists in court — and she wants America to start taking them more seriously

The Jewish lawyer describes how she’s working to hold white supremacists accountable, her hopes for the Biden administration and the role of religion in defending democracy.

January 21, 2021 5:30 pm

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Secular Israelis are obsessed with traditional Judaism. Micah Goodman helps explain why.

After Micah Goodman published his latest book, “The Wondering Jew: Israel and the Search for Jewish Identity,” in Hebrew last year, he enjoyed a resurgence of interest in his previous work by his fellow Israelis.

January 19, 2021 3:46 pm

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This unifying verse from the Torah is perfect for an inaugural speech

By Rabbi Stuart Halpern January 19, 2021 10:29 am

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I didn’t realize I was Jewish until adulthood. Family recipes helped me discover my hidden Sephardic history.

By Orge Castellano January 15, 2021 12:39 pm

from The Nosher

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We don’t have adequate tools to combat domestic terrorism. Biden should change that.

By Kenneth L. Marcus January 14, 2021 10:57 am

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As a Mexican Jew, I was terrified to be in DC during the riots — but I won’t let those bigots win by leaving this country

By Nicholas Castillo January 13, 2021 3:56 pm

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What spending my summers with sick children taught me about healing together despite our differences

Roberta Kaplan is crushing white supremacists in court — and she wants America to start taking them more seriously

Secular Israelis are obsessed with traditional Judaism. Micah Goodman helps explain why.

This unifying verse from the Torah is perfect for an inaugural speech

I didn’t realize I was Jewish until adulthood. Family recipes helped me discover my hidden Sephardic history.

We don’t have adequate tools to combat domestic terrorism. Biden should change that.

As a Mexican Jew, I was terrified to be in DC during the riots — but I won’t let those bigots win by leaving this country

The Capitol mob followed the same violent playbook as the Charlottesville rioters. We have to hold them all accountable.

The Capitol siege rattled him, too. But Yoni Applebaum is more worried about 2024.

I grew up Jewish in the shadow of Nazi Germany. What I’m witnessing today in America reminds me of those dark days.

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