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Gov. Gavin Newsom encourages a crowd to vote against the recall effort targeting him, August 2021. (Photo/Forward-Justin Sullivan-Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

Recall or not, Gavin Newsom needs to atone—and so do his critics

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman and Forward September 14, 2021September 14, 2021
a man wearing a tallit and a colorful kippah seen from above in synagogue
Posted inFirst Person

We have good reasons to give ourselves credit this year. Here’s a positive viddui for Yom Kippur.

Rabbi Jillian CameronCantor Juval Porat by Rabbi Jillian Cameron, Cantor Juval Porat and JTA September 13, 2021
A man wades through the flooded Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, N.Y., following a night of heavy wind and rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, Sept. 2, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Spencer Platt-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Who by water? Who by fire? The climate change crisis demands a Jewish response.

by Nigel Savage, Jakir Manela and JTA September 9, 2021September 9, 2021
A swastika was found painted on Temple Sinai’s carved wooden door in Oakland, Oct. 18, 2020. (Photo/Courtesy Temple Sinai)
Posted inAnalysis

Our hate crime reporting system is broken

Laura E. Adkins by Laura E. Adkins and Forward September 8, 2021September 9, 2021
A security guard opens the door to the Whole Women’s Health Clinic in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo/RNS-AP-LM Otero)
Posted inOpinion

As a Texas rabbi, I will defy the abortion ban if necessary

by Rabbi Danny Horwitz and RNS September 3, 2021
The Hebrew Cemetery in Marysville takes up a corner of the city cemetery, located right off Highway 70. The gate is originally from a Jewish cemetery in San Francisco. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inLetters

Ben & Jerry’s, for and against; Leave Bibi alone; Caring for Jewish cemeteries; etc.

by J. Readers September 3, 2021
Protesters on both sides of the abortion issue gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building during the Right To Life March in Washington, Jan. 18, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Mark Wilson-Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

Our pregnancy story shows how wrong Texas’ new abortion law is

by Dena Stein and Rabbi Daniel Stein September 2, 2021September 15, 2021
A vintage Rosh Hashanah greeting card
Posted inEditorial

We can each do our part to make 5782 a ‘Shanah tovah!’

by J. Editorial Board September 2, 2021
Masked congregants at Congregation Sherith Israel’s first in-person Shabbat service on June 18, 2021. (Photo/Natalie Schrik)
Posted inOpinion

Rabbis are struggling to protect Jews’ physical and spiritual health. They deserve support, not shame.

Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein by Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein and JTA September 1, 2021
The Birnbaum machzor, first published in 1951, remained a staple of Orthodox synagogues despite a bounty of competitors. (Photo/JTA-Open Siddur Project)
Posted inReligion

Why this High Holiday prayer book is still going strong after 70 years

Yosef Lindell by Yosef Lindell and JTA August 31, 2021August 31, 2021

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