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There's nothing shocking about saying Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. For example: Here's the Israeli parliament, the Knesset — in Jerusalem. (Photo/Wikimedia-Adiel lo CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inOpinion

Trump on Jerusalem: right decision, odd timing

by J. Editorial Board December 6, 2017December 7, 2017
A patron at a Jerusalem pub watches as President Donald Trump recognizes the city as Israel's capital, Dec. 6, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inOpinion

Winners and losers as the US recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Michael J. Koplow by Michael J. Koplow December 6, 2017December 6, 2017
Pieter and Debra Bogaards cycling through the Negev Desert (Photo/Blaine Land)
Posted inOpinion

Discovering a deep connection to the land of Israel — from my bicycle seat

Debra Bogaards by Debra Bogaards December 5, 2017December 5, 2017
Elisabeth Higgins O’Connor, "golem in repose," 2017
Posted inOpinion

Art in ‘Remember the Sabbath’ is nice. But what does it have to do with the Sabbath?

by J. Readers December 1, 2017December 4, 2017
Congregation Emanu-El
Posted inOpinion

Keep political endorsements off the bimah

by J. Editorial Board November 30, 2017November 30, 2017
a huge pile of life jackets on a beach -- a goat stands nearby
Posted inLocal Voice

What I learned in the second-largest refugee camp in Greece

Lily Greenberg Call by Lily Greenberg Call November 29, 2017November 29, 2017
A screenshot from Google Images shows several prominent Jews accused of sexual harassment in recent weeks (Illustration/JTA-Google Images)
Posted inOpinion

When do Jews in the news qualify as Jewish news?

by Andrew Silow-Carroll November 28, 2017January 12, 2018
A Yemenite family travels to a camp set up by the Joint Distribution Committee near Aden, Yemen, Jan. 1949. (Photo/Israeli National Photo Archive)
Posted inOpinion

Did you know November is Mizrachi Heritage Month?

Tamar Zaken by Tamar Zaken November 27, 2017November 27, 2017
Cal Tikvah co-president Adah Forer (left) and law student Olivia Wittels flank speaker Alan Dershowitz at U.C. Berkeley on Oct. 11, 2017. (Photo/Maya Mirsky)
Posted inOpinion

‘Pro-diplomacy millennial’? There’s no one to engage with!

by J. Readers November 20, 2017
"The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah," John Martin, 1852
Posted inOpinion

Ending sexual harassment in Jewish organizations

Richard LevinSara Miller by Richard Levin and Sara Miller November 19, 2017November 17, 2017

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