If the annexation debate has achieved anything, it has proved one thing: the mainstream American Jewish community is dead. It is failing all of us,
The World Zionist Congress sounds, to many, like an outdated institution taught in Hebrew school, one visualized by a grainy black and white photo of
Fact: You do not have to support Netanyahu, Occupation, annexation, militarization, demonization of Israeli Arabs, mistreatment of asylum seekers, or opposition to religious pluralism, women’s
I’m a Korean American immigrant adult convert to Judaism who has never been to Israel. And, truth be told, I have never paid much attention
My personal definition of who is a Jew has nothing to do with observance, ideology, or strict rules about ancestry. For me, anyone who reacts
The last few weeks have brought a renewed focus on the question that many American Jews have struggled with for decades: what does it mean
There has been a lot of handwringing in the Jewish community about the growing number of unaffiliated Jewish families and young people who are not
“Hatikvah means “the hope” in Hebrew. For these two members of the Hatikvah slate of candidates for the World Zionist Congress, who come from different
My feet refused to enter the tiny, crowded sanctuary. I lingered at the threshold, singing along to the broken-hearted, visionary Friday night liturgy. Like called
Arkansas Hanukkah, 2019: Visiting the goyish side of our family in Fort Smith for the holidays, we take advantage of the rare “Chrismukkah” convergence, making
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