16
Apr
Nina Stanley: “This could be our last election”
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Moment
“I believe that if Trump is elected—and many of the Republicans are saying this too—this could be our last election.”
16
Apr
Deb Kolodny: Recognizing a Climate Catastrophe
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“We also need to talk about climate refugees … Because at this point, disaster isn’t just coming. Disaster is here.”
16
Apr
Adam Witkov: Saddened by the Lack of Jewish Support
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It doesn’t shock me, but it saddens me that a lot of Jewish individuals who were donors or supporters of progressive causes are not extending similar recognition or support when Jews in Israel faced the aftermath of October 7.
16
Apr
Eva R. Cohen: A Lack of Empathy for Civilians on Both Sides
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“I guess there’s a certain feeling of maybe a lack of empathy or a lack of appreciation for the gravity of [October 7]. It was an attack on civilians, and many are not drawing a clear moral line there.”
15
Apr
Iran Tests the U.S.-Israel Alliance
Iran’s April 13 attack on Israel will go down as one of the brightest moments of the American-Israeli alliance.
15
Apr
Talk of the Table | The Versatile, Vengeful, Volatile Onion
A short history on how onions are used for Jewish cooking and the health benefits of onions of all varieties.
15
Apr
Book Review | An Ancient Book Illuminates Our Troubled Times
The first time I found myself in synagogue for the chanting of the Book of Kohelet, or Ecclesiastes—typically read by Ashkenazi Jews during the Shabbat of Sukkot, the fall harvest festival—my first astonished thought was that I’d wandered into the wrong room, or at least picked up the wrong book.
15
Apr
Book Review | Ukraine’s Zelensky, Warts and All
The rise of Volodymyr Zelensky from comic improv-artist-turned-movie-star, to wealthy producer, to wartime leader of a besieged Ukraine is improbable enough to invite hyperbole.
12
Apr
David Wolkinson: Prioritizing National Security
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“I just can’t imagine that a presidential candidate [Trump] could think so foolishly about foreign policy.”
11
Apr
Connecting Jewish Identity with Jewish Values with Donniel Hartman and Sarah Breger
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Moment
Are these two types of Jewish identity pulling in opposite directions today? Are there issues, such as Israel-Palestine, where they feel incompatible? Who are Jews today and who do we want to be? A wide-ranging conversation with Donniel Hartman.
11
Apr
Letter From Dearborn | Scenes From the Heart of Arab America
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Jacob Forman
“There’s nowhere else in America quite like Dearborn, and nowhere else quite as American,” Jacob Forman observes.
11
Apr
Opinion | At Israeli Seders, Pick Your Pharaoh
This Passover, before or after reading the Haggadah, many Israeli Jews are likely to mention a casual but common Hebrew phrase: “We got past Pharaoh, we will get past this too.”