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Members of the Asian American Commission hold a press conference on the steps of the Massachusetts State House to condemn racism towards the Asian American community because of coronavirus on March 12, 2020 in Boston. (JOHN TLUMACKI/THE BOSTON GLOBE via GETTY)
Posted inOpinion

Asian Americans are facing violent xenophobia during the coronavirus outbreak. Jews have a responsibility to speak out.

Dylan Adelman by Dylan Adelman March 18, 2020
Mort Elkins (center) in his Army Air Corps uniform. (COURTESY MATT ELKINS)
Posted inLocal Voice

My parents, McCarthyism and how ‘the unthinkable is always possible’

Matt Elkins by Matt Elkins March 17, 2020March 16, 2020
lit yahrzeit candles
Posted inFirst Person

Being an end-of-life volunteer helped me in many ways

Laurie Barkin by Laurie Barkin March 16, 2020March 16, 2020
Synagogue in Mád, Hungary (Photo/JTA-Getty)
Posted inOpinion

I’m a veteran expert in stopping epidemics. Here’s why Jewish institutions should cancel everything.

Gary Slutkin by Gary Slutkin March 16, 2020
How do we keep Jewish community vibrant while our synagogues sit empty? (FROM FILE)
Posted inReligion

Social distancing puts real, intentional Jewish community to the test

Rabbi Joshua Ladon by Rabbi Joshua Ladon March 13, 2020March 13, 2020
(JTA/FOTOGRAFIABASICA)
Posted inReligion

Six spiritual prescriptions for coronavirus

Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz March 12, 2020
Businessmen talking in secrecy. (JTA/GETTY)
Posted inOpinion

A year ago, I said #MeToo. Purim reminds me of all we haven’t learned.

Sheila Katz by Sheila Katz March 9, 2020March 9, 2020
The Neve Menachem settlement in the West Bank. (Photo/JTA-Gili Yaari-Flash 90)
Posted inOpinion

I’ve got a Mideast peace plan that will work

Stephen Jacobs by Steve Jacobs March 9, 2020March 9, 2020
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders with IfNotNow volunteers in New Hampshire on June 29, 2019. (Courtesy IfNotNow)
Posted inLetters

Shame on Bernie; Voting on ‘Torah values’; No such thing as too much justice; etc.

by J. Readers March 6, 2020
The author is tested for coronavirus while under quarantine in Israel. (JTA/COURTESY HEILMAN)
Posted inOpinion

My family is among the 80,000 Israelis in quarantine. Here’s how we’re staying sane.

Uri Heilman by Uriel Heilman March 6, 2020March 6, 2020

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