a guest post by Talia Kaplan The nature of the miracle we celebrate on Hanukkah has long been a topic of discussion, perhaps as
“It starts right now/There’s a way I was before/But I can’t recall how I was those days anymore/I’m learning how to be here and nowhere
You do not have to wait for the next Texas-level emergency or next year’s High Holidays to support abortion access. Here’s what you can do
On September 1st, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) upheld Texas’s near-total abortion ban, restricting access after 6 weeks of pregnancy. A number of states have
“We take the burden on and carry it/But pain don’t decompose when you bury it” So sings Maimouna Youssef, aka Mumu Fresh, on “What’s the
On Friday, July 30, President Biden announced his nomination of Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, Emory University professor and Holocaust historian, for the position of US Special
We are more than halfway through 2021, if you can believe it, and as of June 7, 561 abortion restrictions, including 165 bans, have been
A guest post by Talia Kaplan On the heels of Tisha B’Av, the commemoration of many calamities throughout Jewish history, we move from mourning to
After 12 years (first from 1996 to 1999, then continuously from 2009 to 2021) Benjamin Netanyahu is now the former Prime Minister of Israel, replaced
I am often asked whether or not I’m a “Zionist.” In truth, the answer is not easy. True, I am deeply committed to Israel and