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When Jewish holidays can seem like too much, and meaning-making too soon

Time and again we “sow in tears and reap in joy,” writes the executive director of Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation.

By Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein May 16, 2024 1:07 pm

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The Drake-Kendrick Lamar ‘Great Rap War’ is a battlefield of race, identity — and Jewishness

Lamar’s diss tracks extend the long-running view that Drake, a Jewish and Black Canadian, isn’t Black enough, writes the author a new book on Jewish performers and race.

May 15, 2024 10:00 am

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How can I celebrate Israel’s Independence Day when my country is in turmoil?

Instead of fireworks, Israel needs leaders who are able to free the hostages and make peace with the Palestinians, writes the director of development for the Masorti Movement in Israel.

May 13, 2024 3:31 pm

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The Sit-Down Ideas

Despite deep divides over Gaza, a Jewish leader seeks allies in defense of democracy

By Andrew Silow-Carroll May 12, 2024 6:45 am

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How Israel’s Independence Day connects us to Jews over generations

By Dr. Mijal Bitton May 10, 2024 8:28 am

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Jews from Arab lands are the missing piece of the Israeli-Palestinian discourse

By Lisa Sayegh May 7, 2024 2:36 pm

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’50 Completely True Things,’ a Palestinian-American’s call for compromise, strikes a chord on social media

By Andrew Silow-Carroll May 6, 2024 3:45 pm

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At a Manhattan synagogue, ‘normie’ pro-Israel liberals stage a last stand

By Andrew Silow-Carroll May 5, 2024 6:45 am

Ashkenormativity

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I’m a Jewish linguist, and unlike some in Congress, I think ‘Ashkenormativity’ is a perfectly fine word

By Sarah Bunin Benor May 2, 2024 5:21 pm

Teen Fellowship Ideas

I don’t want to attend college in a safe Jewish ‘bubble’

By Ary Hammerman May 1, 2024 4:28 pm

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