Keep the Masks On
Cary B. Lerman
June 4, 2021
Let’s face it. Cover the face and most people are adrift in being able to recognize a person or to decode their emotional state or intentions.
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June 4, 2021
International Holocaust Survivor Day—Do We Need Another Holocaust Day?
Meryl Ain
June 4, 2021
The effort to celebrate these people comes just as we learn how little Americans today know about the Holocaust, more than 75 years after the end of World War II.
Google Says Antisemitic Words Were “Hurtful.” That’s Wrong. They Were Dangerous.
Tabby Refael
June 4, 2021
As a Jew, let me state unequivocally that Bobb’s words don’t hurt my feelings; they endanger my life.
Curious Times Episode 32: Against All Odds, a New Coalition Arises in Israel
David Suissa
June 4, 2021
The Ingenuity of Pizza World
Ari L. Noonan
June 4, 2021
Remote deliveries opened the door to a series of creative community-based projects.
Unscrolled Shelach: Getting Off Easy
Matthew Schultz
June 4, 2021
In the dreamscape of the Torah, certain figures seem to visit us again and again, donning different guises as they appear in new contexts.
John Oliver Fails Natan Sharansky’s “3D Test”
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
June 4, 2021
Last week the comedian John Oliver devoted a segment of his HBO show to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
What Roots Can Do
Chaim Steinmetz
June 4, 2021
Herzl desperately wanted a return to Israel and Israel only. What motivated Herzl to adjust his plans was a shocking spike in European antisemitism.
Mother of Slain Hamas Commander Lauds “Martyrdom,” Urges People to Rip Out Jews’ Hearts
Aaron Bandler
June 4, 2021
She proceeded to accuse Jews of slaying “the prophets of Allah with one hand” and using the other to distort “their sacred books.”
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