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

A Jewish nonprofit executive argues for a contemporary successor to the Catskills, where families can be together in a low-key way.

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

In 1902, a funeral procession for a prominent rabbi turned into a melee in which nearly 200 Jews were injured.

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

Real people who are being harmed by Hamas kidnappers and Hezbollah’s rockets, writes the head of Americans For A Safe Israel.

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

What’s everybody reading? Readers suggest the defining Jewish books of the 21st century

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