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headshot of a woman next to a photo of a man sitting at a congressional hearing table
Posted inOpinion

Former ACLU president says censoring hate speech can backfire – just like it did in Germany

Laura E. Adkins by Laura E. Adkins and JTA September 4, 2020
Israeli firefighters visit Solomon's Delicatessen in Sacramento, Aug. 30, 2020. (Photo/Courtesy Jami Goldstene)
Posted inOpinion

When disaster strikes, Israel is there to help

by J. Editorial Board September 3, 2020
Lishai Peel in the Alappuzha District in southern India. (Photo/Courtesy Peel)
Posted inOpinion

My mother downplayed her Indian Jewish heritage to fit in. As an adult, I’m learning to reclaim it.

Lishai Peel by Lishai Peel and JTA September 2, 2020September 2, 2020
A supporters holds a sign that says "Trump" in Hebrew and English as Donald Trump speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, April 6, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Saul Loeb-AFP)
Posted inUncategorized

Many Orthodox Jews support President Trump. I’m one of them.

Binyamin Rose by Binyamin Rose and JTA September 1, 2020
Russian-style Easter eggs. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inOpinion

My journey from skeptical Soviet Jew to member of the tribe

Luda Shuster by Luda Shuster August 31, 2020August 31, 2020
Democratic supporters on webcams celebrate after Joe Biden formally becomes the Democratic nominee for president during the virtual Democratic National Convention, Aug. 19, 2020. (Photo/JTA-David Cliff-NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inHigh Holidays

What synagogues streaming High Holiday services can learn from the political conventions

Steve Rabinowitz by Steve Rabinowitz and JTA August 31, 2020August 31, 2020
a long shofar resting on a table
Posted inYom Kippur

A year without a synagogue?

Rabbi Stephanie KramerRabbi Lisa Kingston by Rabbi Stephanie Kramer and Rabbi Lisa Kingston August 27, 2020August 28, 2020
Reutlinger Community CEO Jay Zimmer (left) and Eskaton president Todd Burch (Photo/Dan Pine)
Posted inLocal Voice

Reutlinger faces a brighter future with affiliation

by Todd Murch August 26, 2020
Two children walk through rubble near a beach in the Gaza Strip in 2017. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inOpinion

Violence begets despair begets violence in Gaza’s endless, hopeless loop

by Muhammad Shehada August 25, 2020August 31, 2020
Preparing for a Yemenite Jewish wedding in the Bay Area. (Photo/Punam Bean)
Posted inLocal Voice

Mizrahi Jews needed to balance ethnic studies curriculum

Sarah Levin by Sarah Levin August 24, 2020

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