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Mental health during Covid: Be of service and get a ‘helper’s high’

Zoe Stricker by Zoe Stricker May 21, 2021
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The horror show in Israel and Gaza serves only the powerful

Jon Kaufman by Jon Kaufman May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
Protest at UC Irvine after a speech sponsored by the Muslim Student Union entitled "Israel: The Fourth Reich," Feb. 2016. (Photo/JTA-Mark Boster-Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

How Jewish Voice for Peace gives voice to antisemites

Anastasia Torres-Gil by Anastasia Torres-Gil May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
Traditional Jewish religious practice is fading among new generations of American Jews, according to the Pew Research Center's 2021 study on American Jews. (Photo/JTA-Yochi Rappeport-Wikimedia Commons)
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Surveys asking American Jews if they’re religious miss the point

Rachel B. Gross by Rachel B. Gross and JTA May 11, 2021May 12, 2021
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In this age of leftist illiberalism, I’m standing up for the truth

by Karen Lehrman Bloch May 7, 2021May 12, 2021
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Men in Jewish leadership (like me) need to hold each other accountable

by David Cohen April 26, 2021
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50 years ago, a high school ethnic studies course changed my life

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 13, 2021April 14, 2021
Israeli firefighters in California in September 2020.
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Reflecting on a challenging year as Israel turns 73

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman April 12, 2021April 13, 2021
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Yom HaShoah and the importance of welcoming the stranger

Rabbi Lee Bycel by Rabbi Lee Bycel April 7, 2021April 7, 2021
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Yom HaShoah and the strength of our ‘Wonder Women’ 

by Yedida Kanfer April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

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