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When the Nazis attacked synagogues on Kristallnacht, they were targeting Judaism’s heart and soul

Synagogues are the public manifestation of the Jew’s place in society, writes a scholar of the Holocaust.

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If Jewish unity means accepting bigotry and dehumanization, count me out

The harm of virulent political rhetoric can’t be “healed” with a call for solidarity, writes a Jewish journalist and book publisher.

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This election, I finally understand the undecided Jewish voter

Oct. 7 and its aftermath scrambled the political certainties of many pro-Israel voters, writes a longtime Jewish journalist.

Meet two rabbis who are trying to fight ‘toxic polarization’ — one Jewish text at a time

Why I wrote a prayer to be said on the Shabbat before Election Day

What I told my Jewish students about this terrifying political moment

In closing campaign arguments, Jewish partisans articulate Jewish fears that have gone mainstream

Why Jewish Americans can’t agree on racism

How to celebrate Simchat Torah when our hearts are weighed down by grief

No, we shouldn’t retire the word ‘Zionism.’ We should take it back.

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