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An early group of Youth Aliyah refugees arrive in Israel through the Port of Haifa. (Photo/Israel Government Press Office CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inIsrael at 70

Safe rooms and powdered eggs in the shadow of independence

Raphael Danziger by Raphael Danziger April 3, 2018April 4, 2018
Tamar Zaken in her Israeli army days
Posted inIsrael at 70

At the bus stop, waiting for the messiah (or something like it)

Tamar Zaken by Tamar Zaken April 3, 2018April 4, 2018
Palestinian protesters at a demonstration near the Gaza border, March 31, 2018 (Photo/JTA-Abed Rahim Khatib-Flash90)
Posted inIsrael at 70

Are our ancestors’ tears any different from Palestinian tears?

Austin Weisgrau by Austin Weisgrau April 3, 2018April 4, 2018
Ofra Daniel as lead character Tirza in her production of “Love Sick,” winner of the 2018 Glickman Award (Photo/Cheshiredave Creative)
Posted inIsrael at 70

I am your daughter — a letter to my dear land of Israel

Ofra Daniel by Ofra Daniel April 2, 2018April 4, 2018
Zack Bodner (left) with his family at the Western Wall in Jerusalem
Posted inIsrael at 70

Why should Israel matter? Because it’s in our collective soul.

Zack Bodner by Zack Bodner April 2, 2018April 4, 2018
African migrants protesting in Tel Aviv, June 10, 2017 (Photo/JTA-Tomer Neuberg-Flash90)
Posted inOpinion

Israel, don’t shut the door in the faces of asylum seekers like me

Monim Harun by Monim Harun March 28, 2018April 2, 2018
A French police car in Paris, France. (Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

France must march for Mireille Knoll, our assassinated grandmother

Simone Rodan-Benzaquen by Simone Rodan-Benzaquen March 27, 2018April 2, 2018
a stack of matzah on a white tablecloth
Posted inUncategorized

Eat matzah in public to declare your Jewish pride

Rabbi Jonathan Singer by Rabbi Jonathan Singer March 26, 2018April 2, 2018
Approximately 100 Jewish clergy and activists showing support for DACA at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 17, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Melina Mara-The Washington Post)
Posted inOpinion

Why progressive rabbis make political issues part of their job

Rabbi Steven A. Fox by Rabbi Steven A. Fox March 25, 2018March 23, 2018
At Tehiyah Day School student joins her classmates on the March 14 school walkout.
Posted inOpinion

Bolstered by moral courage, and marching for their lives

by J. Editorial Board March 23, 2018March 23, 2018

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