A Jew Walks Into A White Supremacist Meeting
Blake Flayton
January 5, 2022
Yes, a very Jewish looking boy tried to pass as a burgeoning white nationalist at a far-right gathering in an apartment in Queens.
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My Turn
Why American Jews Struggle with Israel
Jennifer Karlan
December 22, 2021
Most American Jews view Israel through the lens of what it does, whereas the rest of the world views Israel through the lens of what it is.
Will 2021 Redistricting Bring an End to LA’s 70-Year-Old Jewish Council District?
Adeena Bleich
November 3, 2021
The connection between cherishing our voting rights and the long, drawn out process of reviewing the census data every 10 years to draw voting districts often goes unnoticed by the larger population.
Constrained Creativity
Rabbi Noah Farkas
October 13, 2021
We can be equally creative in our destruction of the world and each other as we are in creating it.
My First Challah
Helene Siegel
September 29, 2021
As a contemporary grandmother, I’m surprised at how often I weave bits about my birth family’s Jewishness into the stories that I tell the children
Fire, Flood and Future Democratic Foundations
Ira Allen
September 29, 2021
What political meaning should we make of this stage in our general catastrophe? How can we learn from present disasters to prepare for still-harder futures?
Seeking Connection in Disconnected Times
Marvin I. Schotland
September 15, 2021
During the past 18 months, the pandemic has triggered a profound sense of disconnectedness, exacerbating feelings of remoteness that seem even more pronounced during the High Holidays.
Never Alone: Finding a Jewish Community for Holy Days
Gayle Kirschenbaum
September 14, 2021
As I was about to embark on a trip around Europe by myself for the summer after I graduated, a girlfriend told me, “Gila, wherever you go if you need anything find the local synagogue.”
Can Tikkun Olam Fight the Ills of Social Media?
Rabbi Micha Odenheimer
December 24, 2020
Despite its promise, the digital revolution has collapsed into the three paradoxes.
Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook and Tikkun Olam
Rabbi Micha Odenheimer
December 9, 2020
Rav Kook was perhaps the first Jewish thinker who used the phrase “Tikkun Olam” in the way it is meant now.
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