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Lucia da Silva (center) prays with Women of the Wall during her bat mitzvah ceremony at the Western Wall. (Photo/Forward-Tal Kfir Schurr)
Posted inOpinion

Sorry situation at Western Wall; SFUSD wrong on Muslim holidays; etc.

by J. Readers August 18, 2022August 18, 2022
Author Salman Rushdie talks about the start of his writing career, during the Mississippi Book Festival, in Jackson, Mississippi, on Aug. 18, 2018. (Photo/RNS-AP Photo-Rogelio V. Solis)
Posted inOpinion

What stabbed Salman Rushdie?

by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin and RNS August 17, 2022
A portion of Philissa Cramer's conversation with BlenderBot 3, including one of many invitations to its synagogue — yes, its synagogue. (Screenshot)
Posted inReligion

BlenderBot, Meta’s AI chatbot, really, really wants you to check out its synagogue

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA August 16, 2022
During the Cold War, Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union was tightly restricted. (Photo/RNS-Dzurag-iStock via Getty Images Plus)
Posted inOpinion

New Russian threats to shut down Jewish Agency raise old alarm bells

Shaul Kelnerlogo of The Conversation by Shaul Kelner and The Conversation August 12, 2022
Cornwall feels just slightly less picturesque when you have Covid.
Posted inAct Two

Another travel misadventure: Title it ‘Covid in Cornwall’

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent August 11, 2022August 10, 2022
(Photo/Flickr-María Helena Carey CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

Long Island history gone awry: the story of my not-mitzvah

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz August 10, 2022August 9, 2022
Iron Dome missile defense interceptors are shot over the Israeli city of Ashkelon during Israel's conflict with Hamas in May 2021. (Photo/JTA-Avi Roccah-Flash90)
Posted inOpinion

Without serious talks, violence between Israel and Gaza will continue

Dany Bahar by Dany Bahar and Forward August 9, 2022
Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano gives a victory speech at his election-night party in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, May 17, 2022 (Photo/JTA-Michael M. Santiago-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

How politicians on both sides are bringing bigots back from the margins

Rafael Medoff by Rafael Medoff August 8, 2022August 8, 2022
Lucia da Silva (center) prays with Women of the Wall during her bat mitzvah ceremony at the Western Wall. (Photo/Forward-Tal Kfir Schurr)
Posted inYouth Voice

I went to Israel for my bat mitzvah at the Western Wall — but an angry ultra-Orthodox mob tried to stop it

by Lucia da Silva and Forward August 4, 2022
(Illustration/JTA-Getty Images)
Posted inFirst Person

Can Jews agree to disagree? I was there as leaders gathered in New York in search of ‘viewpoint diversity.’

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA August 4, 2022August 3, 2022

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