Ideas

How Donald Trump convinced me, the son and grandson of Jewish refugees, to get my German citizenship

History teaches that Jews need as many options as possible, writes a veteran broadcast and print journalist.

By Steve North June 29, 2023 10:01 am

Ideas

The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter wasn’t acting alone

The Tree of Life massacre is part of a larger cycle of right-wing extremism, writes the CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.

June 28, 2023 11:54 am

Ideas

In their classroom, Torah is a three-ring circus — by design

A new book explores the connections between Jews, the circus and the study of Jewish text.

June 25, 2023 6:45 am

Ideas

A Hulu horror movie is influenced by the post-Holocaust pressure to have children

By Taylor Speyer June 22, 2023 3:47 pm

Ideas

Why I don’t love ‘Jew hate’ as a substitute for ‘antisemitism’

By Todd L. Pittinsky June 19, 2023 10:01 am

The Sit-Down Ideas

A new book made me appreciate Jewish Sunday schools — and the volunteer women who have powered them

By Andrew Silow-Carroll June 18, 2023 6:45 am

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We have seen the Jewish future, and it is all about choice

By Jerome A. Chanes and Mark Silk June 16, 2023 2:11 pm

Ideas

Summer is almost here. It’s time to learn the Torah of the garden.

By Rabbi Jill Hammer June 15, 2023 11:49 am

Ideas

Queer Jews fought to join the Celebrate Israel Parade. This year, I marched in drag.

By Mordechai Levovitz June 13, 2023 1:06 pm

Ideas

The Israeli origins of Amitai Etzioni’s big ideas about community

By Andrew Silow-Carroll June 11, 2023 6:45 am

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How Donald Trump convinced me, the son and grandson of Jewish refugees, to get my German citizenship

The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter wasn’t acting alone

In their classroom, Torah is a three-ring circus — by design

A Hulu horror movie is influenced by the post-Holocaust pressure to have children

Why I don’t love ‘Jew hate’ as a substitute for ‘antisemitism’

A new book made me appreciate Jewish Sunday schools — and the volunteer women who have powered them

We have seen the Jewish future, and it is all about choice

Summer is almost here. It’s time to learn the Torah of the garden.

Queer Jews fought to join the Celebrate Israel Parade. This year, I marched in drag.

The Israeli origins of Amitai Etzioni’s big ideas about community

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