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Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaking in 2019. (Flickr-New America CC BY 2.0)
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Wikipedia called the ADL ‘unreliable.’ It’s a wake-up call the civil rights organization badly needs

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman June 20, 2024June 20, 2024
"Samson Puts Down the Pillars" by James Tissot, ca. 1900. The biblical character of Samson is the best known Nazirite.
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Judaism does not preach self-denial as the ideal way of life, but there’s something to be said for holy vows

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon June 13, 2024June 13, 2024
A woman holds an Israeli flag aloft at an UnXeptable rally in Redwood City on June 9, 2024, calling for the Israeli government to agree to Biden's plan to the end war and bring the remaining hostages home. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
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‘Seal the deal!’ Israeli, U.S. Jews rally in Redwood City for release of hostages

Valerie Demicheva by Valerie Demicheva June 11, 2024June 11, 2024
Rep. David Kustoff, a Tennessee Republican, talks with reporters in the Capitol Visitor Center after an all members briefing on the attack on Israel on Oct. 11, 2023. (JTA/Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics, Uncategorized, U.S., Analysis, News

Is a bill targeting support for terrorism a necessary tool after Oct. 7, or authoritarian overreach?

by Ron Kampeas May 24, 2024
Protesters listen to speakers during a demonstration against the war in Gaza at San Francisco State University, April 29, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inUncategorized

It’s not just USC and Columbia: The center of campus resistance is in Israel

by David Theo Goldberg May 2, 2024May 2, 2024
Demonstrators approach Sather Gate at UC Berkeley during a protest against antisemitism on campus, March 11, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Like elite college athletes, Jewish students need a ‘transfer portal’

Dan Cohen (Photo/Courtesy) by Dan Cohen April 30, 2024April 30, 2024
Israelis protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at Azrieli Mall in Tel Aviv Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo/JTA-Miriam Alster-Flash90)
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U.S. and 17 other countries with hostages in Gaza call for their release in exchange for a ceasefire

by Ron Kampeas April 25, 2024April 25, 2024
Rabbi Michael Lerner in the Interfaith Coalition tent at Occupy Oakland in 2011. (Photo/B Hartford J Strong via Flickr CC BY 2.0)
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What losing Tikkun means to me — and to the rest of the Jewish world

Jo Ellen Green Kaiser by Jo Ellen Green Kaiser April 16, 2024April 16, 2024
Demonstrators call for a cease-fire in Gaza, protesting the USNS Harvey Milk as it arrives in San Francisco before its maiden voyage to the Middle East, March 29, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
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Protesters call for Gaza cease-fire at USNS Harvey Milk celebration in S.F.

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins March 29, 2024March 30, 2024
Comedian Modi Rosenfeld (Photo/JTA-Courtesy of Rosenfeld)
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Modi, a comedian popular with Orthodox crowds, has a new special. He wants non-Jews to watch, too.

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg March 27, 2024March 27, 2024

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