The Genocide Case Against Hamas
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October 6, 2026
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N.Y. Times Whitewashes Israeli Sex Predator
Rafael Medoff
October 14, 2026
Trybal Gatherings Brings Jewish Summer Camp to Young Adults in Ojai
Kylie Ora Lobell
October 13, 2026
The Portugal Most Travelers Never See: A Journey Through Sephardic Heritage
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Busting Antisemites
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Turning the Tables on Lie of the Century
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How I Lost My Composure in Front of 2,000 People
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Religious Violence and Other Failures
Chaim Steinmetz
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The End of the Beginning – A poem for Parsha Bereshit
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A Bisl Torah ~ Sharp Anchoring
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A Moment in Time: October 7 – We Will Not be Defined by Loss
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Simchat Torah is the Antidote of Hevel
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October 8, 2026
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Yasmin Levy Refuses to Put Ladino Music in a Museum
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‘NAZA: The Real Story’ Gains Momentum as Counter-Film Challenges Gaza Documentary
October 7, 2026
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Alan Zeitlin
“Naza” is not successful on any level as a documentary, but if judged on awards, and getting people who were already angry angrier, it very well may be.
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