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My Solomon Schechter school embodied a bygone American, Zionist and New York Jewish dream

The Borscht Belt hotels were cornerstones of Jewish family life that have no real replacement

The Lower East Side anti-Jewish riot that changed the way Jews do politics

Calls to ‘end the war in Gaza’ before Hamas is defeated risk us repeating our painful past

The world after Oct. 7, and before Trump 2.0: The essential Jewish conversations of 2024

What David Brooks and Bob Dylan teach Jews about heresy

The Persian winter solstice tradition of Yalda pairs perfectly with Hanukkah

The blessing and burden of bearing first witness to Jewish history

8 candles, 80 opinions: The many meanings of an American Hanukkah

What my relatives’ Christmas celebrations taught me about observing Hanukkah

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