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Imam Omar Suleiman hugs Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker after the rabbi’s release from being held hostage at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, on Jan. 15, 2021. (Photo/RNS-Asra Khan)
Posted inOpinion

11 hours of prayer and solidarity at the Colleyville synagogue standoff

by Omar Suleiman and RNS January 19, 2022
(Photo-Justin Elson-Flickr Commons)
Posted inLocal Voice

Jewish approach to mental health crises is ‘Care First, Jail Last’

Jonathan SimonRahel Smith by Jonathan Simon and Rahel Smith January 19, 2022
"Twitter isn't real life, but it is a close simulacrum of how Jews talk to and about one another." (JTA illustration by Mollie Suss)
Posted inOpinion

From vigils to vitriol, the Texas hostage crisis showed social media at its best and worst

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA January 19, 2022
A police vehicle sits outside of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, Jan. 16, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Andy Jacobsohn-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

I hope the Texas hostage crisis won’t curb in-person synagogue gatherings

Raphael Magarik by Raphael Magarik January 18, 2022
(Photo/Jean-Baptiste Carhaix, courtesy GLBT Historical Society)
Posted inUncategorized

Sadie, Sadie the Rabbi Lady was a revolutionary Jewish drag queen in S.F.

by Rachel Greiner and Hey Alma January 14, 2022January 25, 2022
Visitors look at items well-wishers left behind along the fence at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on the first anniversary of the shooting attack on the synagogue, Oct. 27, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Jeff Swensen-Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

Can’t I even define my own hatred? Antisemitism is real

Anastasia Torres-Gil by Anastasia Torres-Gil January 14, 2022January 19, 2022
David Arfin at the Arava Institute in Israel.
Posted inUncategorized

How to put viable climate solutions into the hands of the people

David Arfin by David Arfin January 13, 2022January 13, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Rabbi: What do you think of responsive readings? Congregation: Yawn

by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin and RNS January 11, 2022January 11, 2022
(Photo/Courtesy M&H)
Posted inJewish Life

At long last, premium Israeli whisky is here — was it worth the wait?

by Dan Friedman and Forward January 10, 2022January 10, 2022
the canopy of a tall tree, seen from below
Posted inReligion

The Jewish relationship with nature is mucky, but our ethical duty on climate change is on terra firma

George Altshuler by George Altshuler January 10, 2022

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