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From left to right: A villainous Bernie Bernstein from the cartoon “Powerpuff Girls,” Bernie Sanders and Carl Bernstein. (Illustration/JTA collage-Getty Images)
Posted inFirst Person

What happened when I tried to speak to Bernie Bernstein — any Bernie Bernstein

Ben Sales by Ben Sales November 17, 2017
Networking in the hallway at the Jewish Federations of North America's annual General Assembly in Los Angeles, Nov. 2017 (Photo/Courtesy JFNA)
Posted inOpinion

Jewish Federations may not be sexy — but they still matter

by J. Editorial Board November 16, 2017
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin addresses the 2017 General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in his first major talk to a Jewish audience outside Israel (Photo/Jeffrey Brown-JFNA)
Posted inOpinion

Federations rally around pluralism — but wish they didn’t have to

by Andrew Silow-Carroll November 14, 2017January 12, 2018
the stencil says "my heroes have always killed colonizers"
Posted inOpinion

Academics who boycott Israel hurt their own students and colleagues

Tammi Rossman-BenjaminLeila Beckwith by Tammi Rossman-Benjamin and Leila Beckwith November 10, 2017
A set of questions to parliament members by Holland’s Denk party, which charges JTA reporter Cnaan Liphshiz and the “Israel lobby” with defamation, included an illustration deemed anti-Semitic by the country’s top anti-Semitism watchdog.
Posted inOpinion

I was just accused of being an Israeli spy in the Dutch parliament

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz November 9, 2017November 9, 2017
(Photo/Pixabay)
Posted inOpinion

8 ways to set your teen up for a lifetime of helping others

Lisa Tabak by Lisa Tabak November 8, 2017
Zack Bodner, CEO of Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, speaking at the 2017 Zionism 3.0 conference. (Photo/Courtesy OFJCC)
Posted inOpinion

Jewish millennials view Israel differently — ignore them at your peril

Kyle Fradkin by Kyle Fradkin November 7, 2017November 7, 2017
Shabbat services at URJ Camp Newman, summer 2017 (Photo/Courtesy URJ Camp Newman)
Posted inOpinion

The powerful prayer at Camp Newman that changed my life

Elle Gennis by Elle Gennis November 6, 2017
Volunteers from Kol Shofar, led by Rabbi Chai Levy (left) provided lunch to displaced families sheltering at Congregation Shomrei Torah in Santa Rosa, Oct. 11. (Photo/Courtesy IsraAid)
Posted inOpinion

Charitable giving is an essential part of being Jewish

by J. Editorial Board November 3, 2017
The Northern Lights as seen near Tromsø, Norway (Photo/Wikimedia-Sennheiserz CC BY 3.0)
Posted inUncategorized, Local Voice

Norway — Jewish life and survival in the land of the midnight sun

by Danny Yanow November 2, 2017November 28, 2017

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