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Rabbi Brant Rosen of Tzedek Chicago once was a liberal Zionist before advocating a boycott of Israel. (Ben Sales)
June 7, 2019, 4:42 am
This Chicago synagogue is a home for non-Zionist Jews
Tzedek Chicago puts an emphasis on advocating for Palestinian rights and criticizing Israel’s conduct, and many members feel they have finally found a congregation that fits
By Ben Sales
Marjory Stoneman High School student Cameron Kasky addresses area students at a rally at the school after participating in a countywide school walkout in Parkland, Florida, February 21, 2018. (Rhona Wise/AFP/Getty Images/via JTA)
February 15, 2019, 5:01 am
Parkland survivors spent the year advocating change — and coping with trauma
As grief propels students and their parents to keep fighting for a safer world, a community comes together to help the activists find peace within the chaos
By Ben Sales
Birthright trip participants read IfNotNow materials distributed as part of a 'send-off' at New York's JFK airport on Monday, June 18, 2018. (Steven Davidson/ Times of Israel)
June 22, 2018, 5:34 pm
Tempers rise as far-left IfNotNow members ‘engage’ Birthrighters at JFK
Guides for the iconic Israel journey chase off a contingent of anti-Occupation activists approaching participants with pamphlets, snacks — and an uncertainty of the trip’s intent
By Steven Davidson
Akiva Gersh
March 23, 2018, 5:52 pm
Akiva Gersh
In college, I was an activist; then I found Shabbat
The day of rest reminds me that changing the world begins with improving myself
Naomi Hornstein (left) and Molly Schulman holding megaphones at an If Not Now protest outside the Zionist Organization of America gala in New York City. (Gili Getz)
March 16, 2018, 6:08 am
Progressive Jewish millennials are returning to their roots — thanks to Trump
Previously unaffiliated young Jewish adults are galvanized by the growth of the alt-right — and increasingly draw on their heritage to project their values
By Steven Davidson
Tamar Zaken
November 27, 2017, 3:37 pm
Tamar Zaken
Activism as fire or incremental light?
The Hanukkah candles suggest opposing ways to fight injustice: bold measures vs. small regular actions
Rachel Stomel
October 26, 2017, 1:33 pm
Rachel Stomel
Immigrants: We get the job done
Have Americans been conditioned to waltz into other countries and tell everyone how to run things better?
From the WebOctober 22, 2017, 3:46 pm
Bringing back the Judaism I love
My religion has been hijacked by extremists and the effects are devastating
By Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll
A Nazi flag outside the German consulate's house on Chestnut Street in Beacon Hill, May 1940. (public domain)
September 4, 2017, 3:48 am
When Boston was America’s ‘capital’ of anti-Semitism
Prewar Boston was a hotbed of ties to Nazi Germany, both public and covert. During the war, Jewish youth paid a bloody price for years of virulent hate
By Matt Lebovic
Rabbi Shai Held, a co-founder of Mechon Hadar, a traditional egalitarian yeshiva, has just released a book of Torah commentaries. (Courtesy of Mechon Hadar/via JTA)
September 1, 2017, 12:42 pm
How Rabbi Shai Held is shaping the conversation around love and politics
The scholar wants to overcome the stereotype that ‘secular Jews are political activists’ and ‘religious Jews do mitzvahs,’ saying he’s ‘never heard of a more false dichotomy’
By Ben Sales
Lizz Goldstein
August 16, 2017, 2:32 pm
Lizz Goldstein
I’m a rabbi and I was in Charlottesville
The play-by-play of her day as a ‘care-bear’ among the counter-protesters
Belle Jarniewski
August 14, 2017, 3:27 pm
Belle Jarniewski
Charlottesville and moral audacity
It’s time for faith leaders to take action against hate, for in their passivity, fanatics and violence proliferate
Daniel S. Mariaschin
May 14, 2017, 3:38 pm
Daniel S. Mariaschin
Ma, thank you for the life you led
A tribute to his mother, whose story traversed the 20th century, and her passion for country, people, and family
Avi Weiss
April 25, 2017, 2:09 pm
Avi Weiss
Presidential Holocaust gaffes
Sean Spicer is not the first to politicize the death camps; Carter, Reagan, and Obama all misrepresented the Shoah
Rabbi Marc Soloway hugs a baby goat named Sheleg at the Jewish Community co-op farm near his synagogue in Boulder, Colorado on April 10, 2014. (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/ The Denver Post)
April 22, 2017, 2:24 pm
The 12 Jews who are leading the green movement
Whether they’re demonstrating or making coffee with sustainably-raised goats’ milk, Jewish environmental advocates have plenty to kvell about on Saturday’s Earth Day
By Rich Tenorio
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