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No Labels: The Group Fighting for the Political Center
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Latest Articles
A Sting Lyric for the High Holy Days
David Suissa
A Teacher, A Friend, A Balancing Act – Thoughts Before Rosh HaShanah
Rabbi Mordecai Finley
Boyz II Zen: When R&B Nostalgia Meets Wellness in the Florida Keys
Lisa Ellen Niver
Hatred Knows No Boundaries or Time Zones
Emily Hamilton
A Bisl Torah — Get Out of Your Way
September 4, 2025
In this new year, we must get out of our own way. God is waiting in the field…who are we to delay the process of return?
How Jeff Ross Went from a Nice Jewish Boy to a Shtick-Up Artist
September 3, 2025
The comedian, currently appearing on Broadway in his solo show, “Take a Banana For the Ride,” is so well known for his appearances on celebrity roasts, he’s called “The Roastmaster General.”
The Moderating Voice of Those Who Moved
September 3, 2025
As Adam S. Ferziger argues in his new book, “Agents of Change: American Jews and the Transformation of Israeli Judaism,” those who move from the U.S. to the Holy Land have changed the very nature of religion in the Jewish state itself.
Dear Mayim: Compassion Without Clarity Helps Hamas
September 2, 2025
Good intentions should not blur moral clarity.
Israeli Man Assaulted in Santa Monica by Pro-Palestinian Protesters
September 1, 2025
Ariel Yaakov Marciano, 24, was attacked this past Sunday at the Santa Monica Pier by a group of around 20 young men.
The Night I Was Gone With the Wind
September 1, 2025
The movie is bursting with multiple characters and human hearts looking for a place to go, hearts that go through their own internal civil wars.
Why I’m Thinking About the Holocaust on this Labor Day Weekend
August 31, 2025
What happened after the Holocaust says a lot more about the Jews than what happened during the Holocaust.
The Blasphemy of Flag-Burning
August 31, 2025
The American flag deserves at least as much respect as Uncle Herschel in the Cracker Barrel logo.
Nail Polish in a War Zone: Keeping Our Sanity in a Time of Turmoil
August 29, 2025
In the midst of an ugly and hellish war zone, a soldier insists on retaining a relic of beauty, a relic of her normal life, a relic that reminds her that war doesn’t define her.
Every Rose Has Nothing To Fear – A poem for Parsha Shoftim
August 28, 2025
It almost makes sense, except that war never makes sense…
Accuser of Israel Confesses to Genocide
August 28, 2025
Today, what’s rotten in the state of Denmark is the integrity of the country’s leaders.
Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn: A Moral Tale
August 28, 2025
Huck’s journey was Twain’s journey, but it extended beyond humanizing the Blacks to the Jews as well.
