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Once upon a time at Congregation Beth Sholom. (Screenshot/bethsholomsf.org)
Posted inFirst Person

A synagogue choir is not to be applauded … or is it?

Stephen Saxon by Stephen Saxon February 8, 2022February 15, 2022
A view of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 17, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Emil Lippe-Getty Images)
Posted inYouth Voice

A Bay Area teen reflects in wake of Colleyville hostage crisis 

Samantha Solomon by Samantha Solomon February 7, 2022February 8, 2022
Michael Pappas, executive director of the San Francisco Interfaith Council, addresses the Colleyville hostage crisis in a speech delivered from the bimah at Congregation Emanu-El on Jan. 21, 2022. (Screenshot)
Posted inUncategorized

Interfaith leader: Why I stand with Colleyville’s Jews

by Michael Pappas February 3, 2022February 4, 2022
SWAT team members deploy near Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, Jan. 15, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Andy Jacobsohn-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inFirst Person

After Colleyville, how do we vaccinate against hate? Keep building bridges.

Gordon Lewin by Gordon Lewin January 26, 2022
A sign of solidarity was placed in front of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas.(Photo/Forward-Haya Panjwani)
Posted inLocal Voice

I let an unhoused man into my synagogue before Colleyville. How will we respond next time?

Rabbi Joshua Ladon by Rabbi Joshua Ladon and JTA January 21, 2022January 24, 2022
"Jews are not a religion. We are not a race. We are a people with a joint history and, therefore, a common, shared destiny," writes Naya Lekht.
Posted inLocal Voice

In bid for acceptance, touting Jews of color is a divisive strategy

Naya Lekht by Naya Lekht January 20, 2022
(Photo-Justin Elson-Flickr Commons)
Posted inLocal Voice

Jewish approach to mental health crises is ‘Care First, Jail Last’

Jonathan SimonRahel Smith by Jonathan Simon and Rahel Smith January 19, 2022
A police vehicle sits outside of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, Jan. 16, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Andy Jacobsohn-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

I hope the Texas hostage crisis won’t curb in-person synagogue gatherings

Raphael Magarik by Raphael Magarik January 18, 2022
Visitors look at items well-wishers left behind along the fence at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on the first anniversary of the shooting attack on the synagogue, Oct. 27, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Jeff Swensen-Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

Can’t I even define my own hatred? Antisemitism is real

Anastasia Torres-Gil by Anastasia Torres-Gil January 14, 2022January 19, 2022
David Arfin at the Arava Institute in Israel.
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How to put viable climate solutions into the hands of the people

David Arfin by David Arfin January 13, 2022January 13, 2022

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