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Choice Voices for the Week of
Thursday, June 24, 2021
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Letter from a forgotten Jew
By
David Harris
I will not allow the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to be defined unfairly through the prism of one refugee population only, the Palestinian
Ori Hanan Weisberg
Natan Sharansky, Un-Hero
How can someone of such inspirational courage, wit and humanity label those seeking to advance full equality between Jews and Palestinians as ’Un-Jews’?
Kenneth Jacobson
Jewish fears about rising antisemitism are a wake-up call to America
Here’s what we need to do to be sure Jews won’t fear for their safety in the country that has historically been better for them than any other
Toni L. Kamins
I never thought I’d be afraid to be Jewish in France. But I am.
From an American in Paris: Till recently, the long history of antisemitism didn’t faze me, but these days I’m not wearing my Star of David necklace
A religious prime minister will showcase the beauty of Jewish practice
By
David Stav
How can Naftali Bennett observe the Sabbath while running the country? Must he refrain from shaving? Should he employ a shabbos goy? Halacha has the answers
Naomi Chazan
What if Israel’s diverse new coalition faced its disagreements head-on?
The government has begun shoring up its own instability, improving citizens’ daily lives, and stopping its member parties from going too far. It can do more
Daniel Goldman
Jerusalem Pride
This year, I marched against humiliation and ostracism of LGBT people in the religious world – and for seeing the divine image in every person
Eran Globus
A new LGBT agenda for the government of change
The new coalition can do plenty: crack down on ’conversion therapy,’ offer financial help to trans people, address hate crimes, expand adoption options and so much more
Alex Maghen
I’m a gay dad living my Iranian father’s American Jewish dream
I’ve found I can be a husband, loyal son and devoted Jew, in my own way, and a loving father to 2 boys who should never have been possible
The future of female clergy is now
By
Daphne Lazar Price
It is profoundly untrue that there is no room for women leaders. Smart, inspiring, learned women are already in key positions, and they will help lead the way
Scott Thomas
It’s time to fight the United Nations’ anti-Israel bias
How long will world powers, including the United States, allow the UN’s obvious attempts to isolate and demonize Israel continue?
Alla Umanskiy
Dessert for lunch… every day
After the birth of my second child, I went to just one Weight Watchers meeting, and discovered I was not alone in how I related to my body
Joseph C. Kaplan
The political clout of a high school yearbook
Seniors from The Frisch School created unwanted and unwarranted controversy when they dedicated a page to African Americans killed by police violence
Bernice Lerner
Lessons from my father, a former slave laborer
The human capacity for boundless cruelty and for kindness, the importance of dignity and of gratitude, and the mind as one’s most precious asset
Jennifer Moses
Jews don’t hunt
Bucky the Buck has been dead for such a long time, what’s the harm in keeping his mounted head on our wall? Our rabbi had the answer
14 family friendly trails for summer in Israel
By
Susannah Schild
The midsummer Mediterranean sun can be brutal, so look for hikes with water, shade, or – ideally – both!
Sally Abrams
Summer camp changed my life forever
Nothing passes the torch of Jewish identity to the next generation better than Jewish overnight camp, for it makes being Jewish joyful and fun
Eva Grossman
The holiness of returning to summer camp
In a normal year, camp is the most abnormal part of my life. But this year, camp will mark a much-needed return to normalcy
Top Ops
Ofer Amitai
To fight ransomware hacks drain the cryptocurrency swamp
This kind of digital extortion – increasingly viewed as terrorism – would be impossible without the ability to move money around anonymously
Jeffrey T. Kuvin
My father the optimist taught us to heal the world
Dr. Sanford Kuvin proved collaboration between scientists from nations with a history of antagonism is both possible and potentially productive
Chana Tannenbaum
The 37 years that are missing in the Torah
That insecure, hungry, and traumatic experience of wandering in the desert forged the Israelites into a responsible, self-governing nation (Hukat)
Gilad Malach
Not every ultra-Orthodox woman wants to be a teacher
The women know they’ll earn more with a higher degree. The colleges and universities welcome them. And the teaching seminaries push hard to keep them local
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