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Terry Friedkin with five of her grandchildren. (Courtesy Friedkin)
Posted inFirst Person

Our community must not ignore fertility issues

Terry Friedkin by Terry Friedkin November 12, 2019November 13, 2019
A destroyed Jewish clothing store in Magdeburg, Germany, after Kristallnacht, Nov. 11, 1938. (JTA)
Posted inOpinion

The glass is still breaking — remembering Kristallnacht in 2019

Rabbi Lee Bycel by Rabbi Lee Bycel November 7, 2019November 7, 2019
Painting: “Noah’s Ark on the Mount Ararat,” oil on panel, Simone de Myle, 1570. Collage: J. Staff
Posted inLocal Voice

The tweets of Twitter vs. the chirps of Torah

Ben Kramarz by Ben Kramarz November 6, 2019
Officers taking a group of Central American asylum seekers into custody near McAllen, Texas, June 12, 2018. (Photo/JTA-John Moore-Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

Fear, trauma and sickness: this migrant detention center is no summer camp

Shiriel King Abramson by Shiriel King Abramson November 5, 2019November 5, 2019
President Donald Trump walks at the White House, Aug. 20, 2019. (JTA/Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Anti-Semitism is rising in the U.S. — and many Jews blame Trump

Aaron Keyak by Aaron Keyak October 28, 2019October 30, 2019
image of capitol building
Posted inUncategorized

How this teen helped ensure anti-Semitism won’t be taught in California

Michaela Pelta by Michaela Pelta October 21, 2019October 21, 2019
The Unetaneh Tokef prayer in Mahzor Lev Shalem (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inJewish Life

May the Days of Awe help us embrace what’s important

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein October 2, 2019September 27, 2019
The writer's son, Coby, at the Western Wall
Posted inLocal Voice

Getting a close-up view of my son’s purpose-filled life in Israel

Sloane Citron by Sloane Citron September 26, 2019
black and white photo of two adult men, three adult women, and two young boys trekking through the desert
Posted inLocal Voice

Sephardic and Mizrachi Jews deserve to be counted

Sarah Levin by Sarah Levin September 17, 2019September 16, 2019
two men walk through bleak rows of small white tents
Posted inHigh Holidays

High Holidays are a time to help refugees — including the one inside of you

Rabbi Lee Bycel by Rabbi Lee Bycel September 10, 2019September 9, 2019

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