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A person holds a Black Lives Matter flag during the "Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" protest against racism and police brutality, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Douliery-Pool-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inTorah

The Torah has a lot to say about privilege

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg May 21, 2021May 20, 2021
Two men in fire fighter uniforms and a third man move a stretcher with a fourth man as flames rage in the background
Posted inOpinion

Israel’s mixed Jewish-Arab cities are on fire. Here’s how to put out the flames.

Nasreen Haddad Haj-Yahya by Nasreen Haddad Haj-Yahya and JTA May 20, 2021May 20, 2021
A dumpster is set on fire in Yafo amid violent protests across Israel, May 11, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Avshalom Sassoni-Flash 90)
Posted inUncategorized

Not a normal Israeli Friday

Alan D. Abbey by Alan D. Abbey May 20, 2021May 20, 2021
Paul Golin, executive director of Society for Humanistic Judaism, with his wife Yurika Mizuno Golin and their son
Posted inOpinion

What it means to be a ‘Jew of No Religion’ — it’s not what you think

Paul Golin by Paul Golin May 19, 2021
Smoke billows from Israeli air strikes in Gaza City, May 11, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Anas Baba-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

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
Rockets are launched toward Israel from the Gaza Strip early on May 12, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Abed Rahim Khatib-Flash90)
Posted inFirst Person

Each time the sirens sound, it’s just as terrifying

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman May 14, 2021
Paziyah Baht Israel (far left), a member of the African Hebrew Israelites' renowned New Jerusalem Fire Choir, is one of dozens of members of the community to receive surprise deportation notices from the Israeli government. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inOpinion

To male Jewish leaders; Scary times for French Jews; The problem with Jerusalem Day; No such thing as a free lunch; etc.

by J. Readers May 13, 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)
Posted inLocal Voice

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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Posted inUncategorized

Take it from a fat rabbi: Nobody needs your dieting advice

Rabbi Minna Bromberg by Rabbi Minna Bromberg and JTA May 10, 2021

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