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State Schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond speaking to the press Aug. 14 about the state's proposed high school ethnic studies curriculum. (From left) Assemblyman Marc Berman, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, Thurmond, Senator Ben Allen, Assemblyman Jose Medina (Photo/Facebook-Abby Porth)
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Why are school boards OK’ing California’s flawed ethnic studies model?

Rabbi Serena Eisenberg by Rabbi Serena Eisenberg May 21, 2020
Jews of color in communal leadership roles were invited to a think tank convened by the Leichtag Foundation in September 2016. (Photo/File)
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To accurately count Jews of color, we need to change our assumptions about Jews

Marc Dollinger by Marc Dollinger May 20, 2020May 21, 2020
a flowery wedding canopy at sunset by the beach
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Who is officiating — and why?

Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce by Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce May 19, 2020
Jody Passanisi and her kids
Posted inEducation

The means of community have changed, the meaning has not

Jody Passanisi by Jody Passanisi May 4, 2020
The San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living in the Excelsior neighborhood of San Francisco. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
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At the Jewish senior home I run, caring for Covid patients is our ethical responsibility

Daniel Ruth by Daniel R. Ruth April 30, 2020April 30, 2020
Jeff Saperstein is the co-author of “The Interconnected Individual: Seizing Opportunity in the Era of AI, Platforms, Apps, and Global Exchanges.”
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Now is the perfect time for the global Jewish community to retool itself

Jeff Saperstein by Jeff Saperstein April 15, 2020April 15, 2020
Debbie Findling's father at 10 years old, on the ship that brought him to America. He's in the first row wearing glasses. (COURTESY FINDLING)
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Compared with what our ancestors dealt with — we can do this

by Debbie Findling April 13, 2020April 15, 2020
The second annual women's seder led by Geri Kahn (top left) was held on Zoom on April 5. (RACHEL RASKIN-ZRIHEN)
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Our seder celebrated the courageous women of the Passover story

Rachel Raskin-Zrihen by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen April 10, 2020April 10, 2020
Officers taking a group of Central American asylum seekers into custody near McAllen, Texas, June 12, 2018. (Photo/JTA-John Moore-Getty Images)
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Pandemic ethics: Let immigrants in, or send them away?

Joel Kamisher by Joel Kamisher April 8, 2020April 8, 2020
Luda Shuster (right) with daughter Sasha, former husband Volodya and mother-in-law Anya in Moscow 1979.
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Why that night in Moscow in 1979 was different from all other nights

Luda Shuster by Luda Shuster April 8, 2020

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