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Fiction: A Few Small Stones
Some families take pride in a home or a farm, but this multigenerational family struggled to maintain a patch of burial ground.

Some families take pride in a home or a farm, but this multigenerational family struggled to maintain a patch of burial ground.
Space, Time, Gravity and Zionism
Less well known than his Theory of Relativity is Einstein’s contribution to the 20th-century chronicle of the Jewish people and Zionism.

Less well known than his Theory of Relativity is Einstein’s contribution to the 20th-century chronicle of the Jewish people and Zionism.

Being Jewish

What Rabbinic Organizations Are Doing To Address Clergy Sexual Harassment

by Rahel Musleah

Several rabbinic organizations are making sexual harassment training a priority.

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Navigating the Fallout From Sexual Harassment Claims in Synagogues

by Rahel Musleah

When sacred spaces don't feel safe.

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The Two Biggest Changes in Jewish Life-Cycle Rituals

by Debra Orenstein

Of all the shifts in Jewish life-cycle events over the past hundred years, the most prominent and controversial has been women’s increasing inclusion and equality in ritual.

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Pen Pals Discover Jewish Life Around the Globe

by Hilary Danailova

Twenty-three year old Madison Jackson has matched more than 500 Jewish pen pals, aged 7 to 83, from all across the world.

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Mayim Bialik: Hanukkah, Israel and Her New Starring Role

by Susan Hornik

Bialik opens up about the new series, her family’s Hanukkah traditions and the upcoming launch of a podcast that focuses on mental health.

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Buffalo Cantor Resigns As She Vows to Fight Sexual Harassment

by Rahel Musleah

After years of battling sexual harassment at Temple Beth Zion, the large Reform congregation in Buffalo, N.Y., Cantor Penny Myers has resigned her position.

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Finding Passion In My Insular Jewish Enclave

by Aderet Fishbane

In the late months of the last school year, in the immediate aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, I remember an urgency overtaking me and several of my friends.

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Inspired by the Teachings of Elie Wiesel and Martin Luther King Jr.

by Natalie Carnoy

I strongly believe we must look to history and see the parallels to stop the pattern of hate that has led to so many feeling unsafe, unloved and

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