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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 366

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Perfect Jewish Parents

A show from the Shalom Hartman Institute about the joys and "oys" of raising children Jewishly.

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A woman walks past a menorah standing outside a Jewish synagogue ahead of the start of Hanukkah, in Miami Beach, Florida, December 1, 2023. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)

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Adding Light to Darkness

What does it mean to celebrate Hanukkah with our children when Israel is at war and at a time of rising antisemitism across the globe?

Palestinian supporters shout slogans as they cross the Brooklyn Bridge during a demonstration demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, praising Palestinian "resistance" and denouncing Israel, October 28, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

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Navigating the Rhetoric

Young people are engaging with a discourse about Israel and Gaza where complex, academic, and historically significant terms are reduced to polarizing social media memes.

Illustrative: Children watch through the window of a school bus as demonstrators attend a rally in solidarity with Israel on October 10, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ethan Swope / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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Is Anyone Prepared for These Questions?

Parents, caregivers, and educators are fielding increasingly complex questions from children and students.

Jewish Rutgers University's students and members of the community gather holding placards and flags to hold solidarity and vigil for Israel on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, in New Brunswick, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

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Shades of Gray and Grief on Campus

October 29, 2023

Joshua and Masua discuss with Tilly Shemer how repercussions of the brutal attack by Hamas and ongoing war in Israel weigh heavily on young North American Jews

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Israel at War: Being the Jews We Want to Be

October 19, 2023

Joshua and Masua respond to the evil of Hamas's attack by asking what positive values we want to bring to this world and to be known for

A bookcase in an Israeli home, March 4, 2008. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

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What makes a book Jewish?

September 7, 2023

What role do books and ritual objects play in cultivating a Jewish home? How do you tell if a Jewish book—for kids or adults—is any good?