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The story of us. In a pandemic. In posters.
By
Nancy Cahners
Tel Aviv’s artful pre-pandemic posters signified a vibrant, edgy cultural scene. The post-pandemic offerings reveal how deeply things have changed
Joshua Washington
BDS hates independent Black voices
Hamas-loving Roger Waters’ call on Stevie Wonder to decline an Israeli honor is racist, condescending and rooted in anti-Semitic lies
The complicated legacy of Dr. Seuss
By
Manya Brachear Pashman
Instead of the hyper-politicized conversation, let’s talk about the importance of children seeing positives images of themselves
Andrew Sacks
Is Netanyahu really worried about ‘fake conversions’ to Judaism?
Given a history of family ties to Conservative Judaism in the US, perhaps the PM has had some sort of religious epiphany. But not likely.
Alon Tal
On Benny Gantz and the biblical dimensions of leadership
The Blue and White party chairman derided as ’too nice’ did the right thing: He fell on the proverbial grenade to make sure our country didn’t get hijacked
Shoshana Gottlieb
Those medical dramas with the terrible stereotypes about Orthodox Jews
The outcry is justified: Too many episodes have featured religious Jews refusing medical treatment, essentially trying to martyr themselves
Analysis
Kally Rubin Kislowicz
Stem cell rivalry
I thought I was mature and no longer competed with my kid brother at Scrabble, or running, or whose kids are more lovable… Until we had a chance to save a stranger’s life
Analysis
Raimy Rubin
The stem cell match was supposed to be my gig
Aren’t all younger siblings the victims of the psychological warfare perpetrated by older, wiser family members, if only to get under our skin?
Gender integration of IDF combat units is a supremely moral issue
By
Idit Shafran Gittleman
The army’s decision on allowing women to join elite combat units goes far beyond military service and into the heart of Israeli social values
Kovi Skier
Not a day to celebrate — a day to work
As long as the bodies of women and girls are objectified and treated as men’s property to control, we need International Women’s Day
Another victim of the pandemic: Our fundamental rights
By
Yuval Shany
This government’s violation of every Israeli’s basic right to leave and enter the country is unparalleled in any other democracy
Ofer Kenig
No one since Golda: Woman politicians in Israel and beyond
A look at the numbers for International Women’s Day: Just 9% of all cabinet ministers have been women. None were ministers of finance or defense
Nasreen Haddad Haj-Yahya
How to boost employment of Arab women? Invest in educating Arab men
As women pull ahead of men in obtaining academic degrees, men are feeling threatened and keeping them from realizing their full potential
Ronit Lev-Ari
I am your future: Today’s teenagers, tomorrow’s women
Girls who have known abuse heal and grow in their self-confidence, and avoid patterns of negative behavior; they learn positive alternatives instead
Despite everything, God Save The Queen
By
Dan Perry
Musings on the monarchy following the bombshell Meghan-Harry-Oprah interview…and an awkward encounter with the ’Dude’ of Edinburgh
Shayna Goldberg
‘But thank God we’re healthy, right?’
This corona year has been full of ’Dayyenu’ moments when I said ’If only’ and ’it would be enough!’ Then I threw my back out
Tammy Jacobowitz
Will we ever truly go back to shul? Do we want to?
The end is not yet in sight, but we know it’s there, so we’ve begun discussing which changes are here to stay, and how to reintegrate those who prefer solitary prayer
David E. Bernstein
Is non-Orthodox American Judaism doomed?
An event celebrating Ruth Bader Ginsburg demonstrates just how entrenched progressive politics have become as a stand-in for Judaism
Isaac ‘Daddy’ Ochberg, the ‘man from Africa’ who saved Jewish orphans
By
David E. Kaplan
A century ago, the South African philanthropist crisscrossed eastern Europe collecting 200 children with little chance of survival without his help
Top Ops
Shelley S. Hebert
Creating the artists’ haggadah
When the COVID-19 shutdown made the ’narrow place’ more reality than metaphor, weavers, sculptors, painters, and more came together with a new vision of the ancient text
Meira Lerner
A Facebook page to explain Israeli elections – in English!
The polls and the parties can be daunting, so my page explains what’s going on and reminds voters to use the ballot to improve our country
Amira Ahronoviz
Defying expectations in a pandemic
Operating in times of economic, diplomatic, and existential crises is what we at the Jewish Agency have always done. Then the coronavirus crisis combined all three
Jesse Hefter
Eruv, technology, and the lovely lagoon
To take advantage of this Jewish law, we needed to walk on water: a model airboat did the trick for most of the year, but in the Boston winter, we used a monster truck
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