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the canopy of a tall tree, seen from below
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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
Stanford University's campus from above / Wikimedia Commons
Posted inOpinion

What a recent report gets wrong about DEI and antisemitism

Steven Lubet by Steven Lubet and Forward January 7, 2022
Buster Posey in 2018 (Photo/Wikimedia)
Posted inUncategorized

Let’s follow Buster Posey’s example in our own marriages

Marcia Naomi Berger by Marcia Naomi Berger January 6, 2022
Zahra Billoo, executive director of the San Francisco chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations, speaks outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, April 2018. (Photo/Flickr-Lorie Shaull CC BY 2.0)
Posted inOpinion

Parsing Zionism; Cutting ties with CAIR; Keeping politics out of synagogue; etc.

by J. Readers January 5, 2022
Muslim volunteers assemble snack and hygiene packs at Masjid-e-Mohammedi in Fremont, part of a day of cooperation between the mosque and Temple Beth Torah, May 2021. (Photo/Mufaddal Ezzy)
Posted inUncategorized

From conflict to cooperation: Lessons from the road to Muslim-Jewish partnership

by Ari Gordon and RNS January 3, 2022January 3, 2022
Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system (left) intercepts rockets fired by Hamas toward southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Anas Baba-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

The top 10 global Jewish news stories of 2021

by Rabbi A. James Rudin and RNS December 30, 2021
Stanford University (Photo/File)
Posted inOpinion

Our research shows many DEI staff have a blind spot when it comes to Jews

by Jay P. Greene, James D. Paul and Forward December 29, 2021January 3, 2022
The kinara, the main symbol of Kwanzaa, was inspired by the Hanukkah menorah. (Photo/Forward-iStock)
Posted inOpinion

How Kwanzaa’s creator modified a menorah — and helped Black Jews

Robin Washington by Robin Washington and Forward December 27, 2021December 27, 2021
Max Wolff, the author's great uncle, died of the Spanish Flu at age 21.
Posted inOpinion

A tale of two Maxes and two pandemics — the Spanish Flu and Covid

Nadine Joseph by Nadine Joseph December 27, 2021December 27, 2021
San Francisco's Chinatown in 1965. (Photo/Flickr-Roger W CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inHistory

Why do Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward December 23, 2021December 23, 2021

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