Christian conservatives have appropriated Queen Esther as a symbol. Let’s take her back.
American Jews should stand up against a movement that coopts a Jewish heroine to attack free speech and queer people, write a rabbi and an LGBTQ+ activist.
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Why Trump’s attack on democracy is as deep a Jewish concern as antisemitism or Israel
The president of the Shalom Hartman Institute says he is "horrified" by Jewish groups' "wait and see" approach to the dismantling of the federal government.
Michael Levine, founding member of NY’s pioneering LGBTQ synagogue and witness to the Stonewall riots, dies at 81
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah “reminded me of my Jewish childhood in Brooklyn,” said Levine, who also served as its president.
