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This is not a drill: The climate change emergency demands a Jewish response

In the spirit of the High Holidays, with a commitment to repentance, prayer and justice, a plea for change.

By Jakir Manela and Nigel Savage September 6, 2021 6:00 am

Opinion

My abortion was a blessing. As a rabbi, I will fight for others to be able to make their own sacred choice.

The Texas abortion ban criminalizes care — something that in itself violates Jewish law.

September 3, 2021 1:53 pm

Opinion

If you are going to spell it ‘antisemitism,’ then you should remove the hyphen from ‘anti-Zionism’

Haters of Zionism despise a concept forged by Soviet and anti-colonial propaganda, not the Jews.

September 3, 2021 10:00 am

Opinion

How not to ask for time off on the Jewish holidays

By Eli Gottlieb September 1, 2021 4:42 pm

Opinion

Has Israel let you down? Its minister of Diaspora Affairs wants you to talk about it over the High Holidays.

By Nachman Shai September 1, 2021 10:42 am

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Rabbis are struggling to protect Jews’ physical and spiritual health. They deserve support, not shame.

By Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein August 31, 2021 12:30 pm

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Why a High Holidays prayer book is still going strong after 70 years

By Yosef Lindell August 31, 2021 10:09 am

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I left my Hasidic community. ‘Schitt’s Creek’ helped me put things in perspective.

By Elad Nehorai August 27, 2021 6:00 am

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In our season of reckoning, what to remember when abuse stories break in Jewish communities

By Sheila Katz and Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg August 25, 2021 4:37 pm

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3 days of rioting shattered Crown Heights. 30 years of peacemaking helped put it back together.

By Eli Cohen August 19, 2021 3:58 pm

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This is not a drill: The climate change emergency demands a Jewish response

My abortion was a blessing. As a rabbi, I will fight for others to be able to make their own sacred choice.

If you are going to spell it ‘antisemitism,’ then you should remove the hyphen from ‘anti-Zionism’

How not to ask for time off on the Jewish holidays

Has Israel let you down? Its minister of Diaspora Affairs wants you to talk about it over the High Holidays.

Rabbis are struggling to protect Jews’ physical and spiritual health. They deserve support, not shame.

Why a High Holidays prayer book is still going strong after 70 years

I left my Hasidic community. ‘Schitt’s Creek’ helped me put things in perspective.

In our season of reckoning, what to remember when abuse stories break in Jewish communities

3 days of rioting shattered Crown Heights. 30 years of peacemaking helped put it back together.

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