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A woman poses with two loaves of bread shaped a 6 and a 0
Posted inSeniors

60 ways to leave your 50s: How I turned a big birthday into a tzedakah project

by Beth Astor Freeman October 14, 2024October 15, 2024
a man stands arms akimbo in front of a large mural of a yellow ribbon
Posted inLocal Voice

A tale of two street murals about the Israel-Hamas war

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 1, 2024October 1, 2024
people chatting near a colorful mural that says "Springfield, Ohio"
Posted inFirst Person

I’m Haitian and Jewish. I refuse to have my identities be weaponized.

Rachel LaForest by Rachel Laforest September 26, 2024September 30, 2024
Joanne Greene (Courtesty)
Posted inOpinion

Still reeling after Oct. 7: My longtime allies on the left slipped away

Joanne Greene by Joanne Greene September 17, 2024September 18, 2024
Rabbi Alvin Kass is a Jewish chaplain with the NYPD
Posted inFirst Person

I was the NYPD’s only Jewish chaplain at ground zero. Here’s what I learned on 9/11

by Rabbi Alvin Kass September 11, 2024September 11, 2024
a smiling bearded man takes a selfie with an older woman in pink-tinted sunglasses
Posted inFirst Person

I can’t get anything I want at Alice’s restaurant — and I can live with that

Rabbi Zac Kamenetz by Rabbi Zac Kamenetz August 29, 2024August 29, 2024
A screen displays info about the Nova festival at The Nova Music Festival Exhibition: "October 7th 06:29 AM, The Moment Music Stood Still." (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images for The Nova Music Festival Exhibition)
Posted inFirst Person

Why everyone should go see the Nova Exhibition in Los Angeles

by Josh Katz August 27, 2024August 27, 2024
Three women stand side-by-side in matching purple Hebrew-Arabic t-shirts
Posted inOpinion

Jews and Arabs hoped to fill a truck with aid for Gaza civilians. We ended up filling 300.

Havivia Ner-David (JTA) by Haviva Ner-David August 26, 2024August 26, 2024
A student wears a "Bring Them Home Now" tag at Stanford University, May 12, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

Right-wing nationalists have hijacked the Israel I love

Steve Einstein (Courtesy) by Steve Einstein August 20, 2024August 20, 2024
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Posted inCulture

How it feels to leave Israel when an attack is coming and every airline is canceling flights

by Aviya Kushner August 7, 2024August 7, 2024

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