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Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island in 1915
Posted inUncategorized

My grandparents loved their adopted land. Would they feel safe in America today?

by David Waksberg January 14, 2019January 15, 2019
People protesting anti-BDS laws in New York, June 9, 2016 (Photo/JTA-Erik McGregor-Pacific Press-LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

Anti-BDS laws are a constitutional and PR mess. Here’s how to make them better.

David Schraub by David Schraub January 8, 2019January 7, 2019
Second-generation Holocaust survivor Robert Leonard Rope
Posted inHistory

Dancing at an event for Holocaust survivors? I’m glad I was there

Robert Leonard Rope by Robert Leonard Rope December 27, 2018
a man stands speaking at a podium. a banner in the background reads "A VIBRANT DIASPORA"
Posted inIsrael at 70

Israeli and diaspora Jews are equal partners in global enterprise

Zack Bodner by Zack Bodner December 12, 2018December 12, 2018
The author donated the shoes off her feet to 12-year-old Jose Arturo.
Posted inLocal Voice

There is no hierarchy of suffering for refugees fleeing home

Anastasia Torres-Gil by Anastasia Torres-Gil December 11, 2018December 11, 2018
Flames surround a house in Malibu, where the Woolsey Fire led to the evacuation of thousands of homes, Nov. 2018. (Photo/JTA-David McNew-Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

The uncertain theology of tragedy and disaster

Rabbi Anne Brener by Rabbi Anne Brener December 10, 2018
The lake at URJ Kutz Camp and one of the camp's iconic "pagodas"
Posted inUncategorized

Saying goodbye to Kutz Camp, Reform Judaism’s ‘forever home’

Lisa Silverstein Tzur by Lisa Silverstein Tzur December 3, 2018December 3, 2018
a lit menorah
Posted inReligion

Big miracles, yes. But don’t ignore the everyday ones.

by Rabbi Tsipi Gabai November 27, 2018November 27, 2018
two children with their mother and father smiling
Posted inThanksgiving

An Israeli American gives thanks for the USA

Keren Smith by Keren Smith November 19, 2018November 19, 2018
Nathan Bentolila
Posted inLocal Voice

UC Berkeley, wake up: SJP peddles hate, not justice

Nathan Bentolila by Nathan Bentolila November 14, 2018June 14, 2024

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