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September 29, 2017, 5:17 pm
Yes, I’m judging you
Being judgy -- with love -- is a hallmark of a civilized society, in which we are obligated to judge our peers
By Yocheved Davidowitz
September 28, 2017, 3:05 pm
Books, covers, crayons, and judgment
The outer cover does not reflect the inner being, not even when it comes to yourself
By Dena Croog
May 15, 2017, 6:40 am
Kugel and knaffeh
How chance Tel Aviv encounters in the wee hours became a flash seminar in Jewish-Arab relations
By Adam Etzion
March 6, 2017, 6:14 am
The politics of pastry
When a stroll through Jerusalem's Arab shuk becomes crash course in prejudice and diplomacy
By Emma S. Jacobs
Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Feb. 6, 2015. (Carlos Osorio/AP Images)
October 2, 2016, 8:06 pm
Read Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s essay in shul bulletin at 13
Jurist penned letter urging congregants to rid themselves of hate and prejudice
By JTA
September 9, 2016, 4:03 pm
A Jew made my grandfather a priest
On the lasting impact of kindness, cruelty, and indifference in chance encounters
By Virag Gulyas
Donald Trump supporter shouts, 'Go to Auschwitz!' following a rally for the leading Republican candidate on March 12, 2016 (screen capture: Sakir Khader/Twitter)
March 15, 2016, 6:09 am
Historians warn about use of anger, race in 2016 elections
Democrats should study why some voters 'are so prone to anti-black, anti-Islamic feelings,' says one scholar
By Jesse J. Holland
Oscar Isaac, center, plays Yonkers mayor Nick Wasicsko in the HBO miniseries 'Show Me a Hero.' (Courtesy of HBO/via JTA)
September 8, 2015, 3:26 am
Civil rights and tikkun olam the same ‘thread’ to journalist behind new HBO show
Talking racism and housing with Lisa Belkin, whose book inspired mini-series 'Show Me a Hero'
By Erica Brody
People bow their heads during an interfaith memorial service for the Tennessee shooting victims, Friday, July 17, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. (Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
July 19, 2015, 1:06 am
Chattanooga Muslims mourning, anxious after shootings
'We just feel very lucky to be in a city like this,' where fear of Muslim immigrants was all but unknown, says a community leader
By JAY REEVES, Michael Biesecker and KATHLEEN FOODY
Israelis take part in a rally calling for a change in government on March 7, 2015 in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv. (AFP/JACK GUEZ)
March 9, 2015, 6:18 am
Election rhetoric doesn’t spare the faithful — or even the IDF widow
One columnist blames a widow’s politics for her husband’s combat death, while an artist worries that the religious are taking over
By TOI staff
Ilana Kaufman with her daughter, Noa (Courtesy of Ilana Kaufman/JTA)
December 6, 2014, 5:48 am
Jews of color challenge ideas about the face of Jewish community
Six-foot black woman Ilana Kaufman sometimes gets strange looks when representing the San Francisco Jewish federation
By Rebecca Spence
Duchess Marina of Kent presents Angela Buxton and Althea Gibson their trophy after their women's doubles win at the 1956 Wimbledon. (courtesy)
September 9, 2014, 7:18 pm
Doubles partners smash prejudice as 1956 Wimbledon champs
Film screened at UK House of Commons show how a Jewish and a black player broke through the color barrier -- and anti-Semitism -- on the tennis court
By Howard Blas
Illustration from 'The Snowy Day' (photo credit: public domain)
July 22, 2013, 1:59 pm
Kids’ book ‘The Snowy Day’ is focus of US exhibit
Book that broke down racial barriers was written by son of Jewish immigrants from Poland
August 24, 2012, 4:02 pm
‘Sickening,’ my ass
What is it about the sight of two posteriors raising awareness for cancer that raises such rancor among Times of Israel readers?
By Sarah Tuttle-Singer
July 26, 2012, 10:47 am
Gay and Orthodox — how is that a contradiction?
Nobody's relationship with God should be defined by the mitzvot that they do not keep
By Asher Zeiger
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