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What we see at our southern border calls all Jews who believe in that phrase we recite at Passover to attention and action.

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The Examined Life

Rabbi Tal Sessler -

The parshah provides an instructive tutorial in spiritual prudence and existential accountability to us all.

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Caring for Aging Parents and Beyond

Sam Glaser -

The Jewish approach to mourning parallels the findings of modern-day psychiatric grief research.

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The Natanz Attack Gets the U.S. Closer to a Better Iran Deal

Dan Schnur -

There are even more obstacles in the path of a new agreement, which makes most Israelis very happy.

News

What Jewish Summer Camp Will Look Like This Year

Shira Hanau, JTA -

Camps in the United States are opening again with a combination of testing and vaccinations, along with a better understanding of how COVID-19 spreads.

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Why Don’t More People Know About the Atrocities in Myanmar?

Tabby Refael - April 16, 20210

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I’m waiting for the day when the plight of the Rohingya appears on the front page of every major American newspaper and is championed by every leader in the Muslim word.

Clubhouse Says It ‘Shut Down a Number of Rooms’ After Anti-Semitism Complaints

Ben Sales, JTA - April 19, 20210

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Clubhouse, the new audio-based social network, announced that it “shut down a number of rooms” in the wake of complaints about anti-Semitism.

Lifting of Outdoor Mask Mandate is ‘Liberating,’ Israelis Say

Maya Margit, The Media Line - April 19, 20210

Cases of the coronavirus continue to plummet as some scientists claim country may have reached herd immunity

Commentary

No, Israel is not an Apartheid

Toby Irenstein - April 19, 20210

By using the inaccurate catch-all of apartheid, these critics delegitimize the state of Israel.

News

Jewish Community Marks Loss of Prince Philip, Beginning with Prayer

DOVID ZAKLIKOWSKI, JNS - April 16, 20210

Sabbath prayers for the longest-serving royal consort were a bit different in synagogues across England.

Israel

Blinken: US Commitment to Israel ‘Ironclad’

JNS - April 16, 20210

American legislators applauded Israel for overcoming so many challenges since its founding.

News

The Week Removes Image Criticized As Anti-Semitic

Aaron Bandler - April 16, 20210

The image featured a Star of David superimposed over President Joe Biden.

Columnists

Editor's Note

David Suissa - April 9, 20210

In this Transition Moment, A Chance to Appreciate What We Love...

Now that more and more people are getting vaccinated, many of us are gingerly returning to some of our old activities.

Columnists

Marcus J Freed - April 15, 20210

Serious Semite: Prince Philip and the Jews

The Duke’s conviction against anti-Semitism began at a young age.

Commentary

Gil Troy - April 14, 20210

“I am a Zionist”: Our Herzlian Jew-Jitsu Moments Twenty Years Ago

All over the Jewish world, people like me were standing up and going public, not just to defend our people — but to celebrate us.

Columnists

Kylie Ora Lobell - April 19, 20210

Grandchildren Tell the Stories of their Survivor Grandparents in New Films

“Something had to be done so that these stories would resonate for today.”

Columnists

Tabby Refael - April 9, 20210

Meet the Couple Giving Away their Fortune to Uplift the City...

Many recipients tell social workers and other agents that they feel that their faith in humanity has been restored.

Commentary

Matthew Schultz - April 15, 20210

Unscrolled, Parashat Tazria-Metzora: A Pox Upon Your House

We can concern ourselves with the question of how the Biblical author was seeing.

CBS to Create American Remake of Hit Israeli Series ‘Shtisel’

Israel

An Independence Day They Will Never Forget: ‘Not Like the 4th of July’

Tara Kavaler, The Media Line -

New immigrants from America share what Yom Haatzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, means to them

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Has Free Speech Been Cancelled?

Larry Greenfield - April 16, 20210

First in a Six-Part Series by Larry Greenfield

Commentary

The Threat to Boycott JNF Threatens American Jews

Moshe Phillips - April 16, 20210

The organizations threatening to boycott the JNF deny that they favor dividing Jerusalem.

Commentary

Two Stories as We Celebrate 73 years of the State of Israel

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld - April 15, 20210

My Zionism teaches me, and Nachman Shai teaches me, that to go back is no option.

Columnists

Treating The Pandemic Mind

Daniel Stone - April 15, 20210

Therapists and other practitioners generally recognize that in this imperfect life, the edge offered by antidepressants makes a difference for many.

Commentary

The Chase

Judea Pearl - April 14, 20210

From the thousands of Israeli songs written since her birth, I find Yaron London's MIRDAF (The Chase) to be the most poetic expression of Israel’s struggle for survival and peace.

PodcastsDavid Suissa - April 16, 20210

Curious Times Episode 21: A few gifts for Israel’s birthday and the weekly Torah portion

Reflections from Rabbi Adam Kligfeld and Matthew Schultz. Enjoy the conversation. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Stitcher Follow David Suissa on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

PodcastsErin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz - April 16, 20210

Shtisel, Shiva and Donny Oy Vey!

What do shivas and b'nai mitzvah have in common? Bagels, of course, and this week, it's the new films "Shiva Baby" and "Donny's Bar...

PodcastsSalvador Litvak - October 27, 20200

Rabbi Reuven Wolf: Who Is The Jewish Messiah and When Is He Coming?

Rabbi Reuven Wolf of Maayon Yisroel Chassidic Center, takes us deep into Jewish mysticism as Sal and his rabbi explore some tough questions: Why...

PodcastsShmuel Rosner - April 14, 20210

Gadi Taub: Global Elites and National Citizens

Shmuel Rosner and Gadi Taub discuss Gadi's latest book: "Global Elites and National Citizens: The Attack of the Upper Classes on Israel's Democracy", now...

PodcastsJewish Journal - November 10, 20200

The Conservative meets the Democrat: Larry Greenfield and Hailey Soifer

Larry Greenfield is a Fellow at The Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship & Political Philosophy and a frequent columnist with The Jewish...

Rosner's DomainShmuel Rosner - April 15, 20210

Rosner’s Torah Talk: Tazria-Metzora with Jonah Sanderson and Noah Pollock

Noah Pollock and Jonah Sanderson attend the Academy for Jewish Religion in California. Pollock was drawn to be a chaplain from reading stories from...

Book Review: The Story of Esther Meets the Story of America

Jonathan Kirsch - February 15, 2021

Book Review: ‘Sergeant Salinger’

Jonathan Kirsch - January 19, 2021

Book Review: ‘Sapiens: A Graphic History’

Jonathan Kirsch - January 1, 2021

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Saint Vincent Volcano Disaster Relief

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I Wouldn’t Get Used to This – a poem for Torah Portion Tazria-Metzora

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Ripple Effect: Recipes

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A Moment in Time: Israel – Feeling it in Your Bones

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The 7 Best Tools For The Post COVID-19 Workplace

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Birds, Bushes, Balance

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Ester Steinberg on her new “Burning Bush” special, her “Stand Up Mom” podcast, future plans & more

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Finance

4 Retirement Risks That Could Undermine Your Careful Planning

Jim Braun - April 13, 20210

A number of risks to your retirement strategy can still lurk, even if you appear to have safely arrived at your post-work destination.

Books

David Laskin Breaks New Ground in ‘What Sammy Knew’

Eve Rotman -

The striking similarities between “What Sammy Knew” and today’s social movements are unmistakable.

Film

Israeli and Palestinian Films Face Off for Oscar

Tom Tugend -

In the short films category, both the Israeli and Palestinian entries have placed among the five finalists, no small feat in a field of 174 competitors.

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