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Lessons in solidarity: How to defeat anti-Semitism
By
Yossi Klein Halevi
In fighting Corbyn, UK Jewry followed the Soviet Jewry movement’s playbook. Can American Jews learn from these examples?
Susannah Schild
This Hanukkah, take a hike. 10 of them. In Israel
Your guide to wonderful winter walks that will take you and your family out into nature during the holiday
Laura E. Adkins
Not your grandmother’s kosher latke
A New Orleans restaurant serves shrimp, crawfish, fried pig feet, and Hanukkah latkes – which makes perfect sense to me
Debbie Akerman
’My husband died for love’
At the memorial service, a woman approached us and asked, ’May we make you a cup of coffee?’ That was when I began to cry
Jason Dov Greenblatt
Thanking the unsung heroes who keep US synagogues safe
It is clear that these volunteers protect us at some risk to themselves — yet instead of quitting, they now wear bulletproof vests
Karmel Melamed
We survived Khomeini, we’ll survive this attack on Nessah
Iranian Jews fled evil in Iran and built lives in the US: The attack on our synagogue offers an opportunity to educate against hatred
Shalom Lipner
One nation, under God?
The uproar over defining Jewish identity highlights a chasm between Jews in and outside of Israel that urgently needs to be bridged
Aaron Dorfman
Authentic Judaism: Preservation and Adaptation
Without change, together with tradition, Judaism would not have survived. Jews have the right and responsibility to evolve
Naomi Chazan
Round 3: Democratic death knell or turnaround?
For a new government to succeed, it must establish a civic-based vision with a strong liberal foundation, and determinedly pursue a shared, renewed society
Nathan Jeffay
When will Labour be kosher again? When Luciana is back
If not for the rabid anti-Semitism unleashed under Corbyn, the noble former MP would be sitting in the UK parliament today
Eden’s story: I survived sexual abuse and finally chose life
By
Miriam Schler
It took way too many years and self-harm attempts before she found a listening ear to help her breathe again [trigger warning]
Miriam Green
When in doubt, sing
Science and medicine are making great strides, but it is music that transports my mother to a place that even Alzheimer’s can’t destroy
Herzl’s images of Palestine and their link to Watergate
By
Steve Brown
These historical photos, likely seen by the father of political Zionism, were rescued from obscurity by an anti-Vietnam-war bomb in 1970
Top Ops
Joshua Krasna
Signs of partial thaw in the intra-Gulf cold war?
As Riyadh and Doha reconcile, Israel must aim to expand shared interests in the Gulf and, crucially, dissuade the US from appearing weak in the region
Avinoam Bar-Yosef
WATCH: Micah Goodman on why US Jews must learn Hebrew
Goodman discusses his new book, which proposes that the path to a ’Judaism of inspiration’ goes through Hebrew culture
Richard Ferrer
The future ain’t what it used to be
It’s no surprise that hundreds of those in the UK Jewish community who left the Labour Party to protest Corbyn are already back
David Newman
Anything you (Britain) can do, we (Israel) can do better
At least the UK has a government following its third election; what are the odds that Israel will follow suit?
Joshua Z. Rokach
The executive order on anti-Semitism is illegal
Notwithstanding Jared Kushner’s convoluted defense, the president had no authority to issue the order. It requires an Act of Congress
Chaim Silberstein
When terror became personal for me
My daughter survived an anti-Semitic terror attack last year. Here’s what I want the Jersey City survivors to know
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