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22.5andMe: Am I Jewish enough?
By
Clint Margrave
I’d like to believe I’d never use my identity as an argument about war or foreign policy but I’d be lying if I said this doesn’t feel personal
Neshama Carlebach
‘Invincible Spirit’ – The people of Israel live
Our new musical project for these dark days weaves two classic Carlebach tunes into an anthem of consolation and hope
Joshua Berman
Lessons from our soldiers’ last letters
As our fallen heroes reflected on the possibility of death, their words teach us about purpose and meaning in life
A golem for these troubling times
By
Richard D. Zelin
Rising antisemitism may or may not spur US Jews to realign politically. What is certain is the need to beef up protection
Boaz Ganor
Israel’s playing poker while Iran is playing chess
Did Israel fall into Iran’s trap in going after its weaker proxy, Hamas, while the stronger strategic Hezbollah remains nearly unscathed?
Ellen Ginsberg Simon
Claudine Gay’s moral failings as a leader
America’s universities need a new cadre of leadership: Those who aren’t afraid of debate or difficult topics, and who gladly represent everyone on campus
What happens when the kippah comes off?
By
Barbara Aiello
Following an attack on a fellow rabbi, going bareheaded in public may make me safer, but it also diminishes me
Bill Slott
The purple mountain of the Arava
My revelation on a tiny desert peak was the voice of two good friends sharing a moment of peace in a world at war
Rachel Sharansky Danziger
The world I wish we lived in
Later, I will look at my phone and cry over the faces, but for now, I’m at the park with my nephew
The Chabad radicals within
By
Elazar Gabay
Lubavitch headquarters is dominated by a violent messianic faction with disregard for the police. It’s time for new leadership
Carole Nuriel
Disentangling solidarity with Palestinians from antisemitism
In the guise of advocating equality, some of the rhetoric is in fact a call for the elimination of Jews and the Jewish state
Michael Saenger
The decline and fall of the Modern Language Association
In passing a motion to support just one viewpoint on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the MLA chose to self-destruct
Project Harmony: An AI vision for a better future
By
Sharon Gal Or
Could Artificial General Intelligence be harnessed to foster peace and prosperity in the Middle East? Only if we dream it first
Top Ops
Yael Leibowitz
Slaying the giant
Israelis don’t want to fight, but they have no choice: They are the front line defending civilization against the onslaught of savagery
Alex Pomson
A mirror and a window: Improving Jewish day schools
What divides our schools matters surprisingly less than what they share, starting with kids who feel like they belong
Elliot Vaisrub Glassenberg
We must stop hardening our hearts
Hardness is natural in combat mode, but risks making it too difficult or too late to open our hearts and change our minds
Haim Watzman
Sticky kids: The crater (part 3)
I want to tell Gidi I can’t take it anymore. It’s not fair I’m the one who has to try to explain to the children what’s going on
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