Machines, Machines Everywhere
Tabby Refael
October 4, 2023
It was me versus a machine. And flesh-and-bone, inefficient human that I am, I believe I lost.
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October 4, 2023
The Wrong Way to Count Antisemitic Incidents
Rafael Medoff
October 4, 2023
The past two years have seen large increases—34% in 2021 and 36% in 2022. What is unclear is how much of the increase is due to more reporting of incidents, not more antisemitism; and how many of the incidents fit the ADL’s definition of antisemitism but not the FBI’s.
Learning to Accept Help
Kylie Ora Lobell
October 4, 2023
I learned this crucial lesson over the High Holidays – and it’s one that I won’t soon forget.
The Race After Feinstein
Dan Schnur
October 4, 2023
Schiff and Porter are running neck-and-neck in early polling, but Schiff maintains an almost 3-1 fundraising advantage.
Three New Views of Ecclesiastes
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern
October 4, 2023
In Koren’s threefold cord of commentaries on Kohelet, seasons of students have been given interpretive riches with which to sharpen their thinking as they turn the pages of the musings of a monarch from millennia ago — about life, its limits, its possibilities, and what truly matters under the sun.
Israel’s Rising Right and Shrinking West
Seth Jacobson
October 4, 2023
A chasm is growing between Israel and its American supporters.
Sharon Osbourne On Whether Roger Waters is Antisemitic: “Is the Pope a Catholic?”
Aaron Bandler
October 4, 2023
The Uyghur Genocide and Sukkot
Carl Gershman
October 4, 2023
May our Uyghur brothers and sisters find hope in the Jewish story of struggle and faith.
The Biden Administration National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism Reaffirms its Use of the IHRA Definition
Mark Goldfeder
October 4, 2023
Biden’s National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism gets it right.
What is “Generations Membership?” A Synagogue Success Story
Dr. Ron Wolfson and Rabbi Steven Wernick
October 4, 2023
The new initiative called “Generations Membership” combined the offer of complimentary dues with a significant investment in building relationships both among the young adult cohort and with the synagogue itself.
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