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Eric Lander with his family at his swearing-in ceremony with Vice President Kamala Harris, June 2, 2021. (Screenshot/JTA-YouTube)
Posted inReligion

White House science advisor sworn in on 1492 edition of Pirkei Avot

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA June 3, 2021
(Photo/Forward-iStock)
Posted inReligion

For Conservative Judaism, an overdue audit of sexual ethics policy

by Molly Boigon and Forward June 1, 2021
Clinton and Mezvinsky hold hands during their wedding ceremony
Posted inReligion

Instead of lamenting intermarriage, listen to Jews in interfaith families. We have a lot to offer.

Lex Rofeberg by Rabbi Lex Rofeberg and JTA May 28, 2021May 28, 2021
Posted inColumns

What to make of those two  ‘flying nuns’ in the Torah

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon May 27, 2021
Rabbi Chai Levy in the sanctuary at Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley.
Posted inReligion

How Jewish rituals can ease us back into the world

Rabbi Chai Levy by Rabbi Chai Levy May 24, 2021
The gang assesses a counterfeit "dybbuk box" on the CW series "Nancy Drew." (Screenshot)
Posted inTV & Film

How TV has embraced dybbuks, golems and other Jewish lore

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz May 21, 2021
A person holds a Black Lives Matter flag during the "Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" protest against racism and police brutality, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Douliery-Pool-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inTorah

The Torah has a lot to say about privilege

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg May 21, 2021May 20, 2021
"The Israelites' encampment in the wilderness, guided by God in the form of a pillar of smoke" by J.J. Derghi, 1866
Posted inTorah

Cultural conformity on the road to Canaan

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein May 13, 2021May 13, 2021
"Shavout" by Moritz Daniel Oppeneheim, 1880
Posted inColumns

Month of Sivan: This summer, let truth be your shield

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude May 12, 2021
Traditional Jewish religious practice is fading among new generations of American Jews, according to the Pew Research Center's 2021 study on American Jews. (Photo/JTA-Yochi Rappeport-Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inLocal Voice

Surveys asking American Jews if they’re religious miss the point

Rachel B. Gross by Rachel B. Gross and JTA May 11, 2021May 12, 2021

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