Being Jewish

Being Jewish
Chasing a Jewish Genealogical Mystery
Genealogical research pieces together a teen’s fate from pogrom-era Europe to the shadows of Argentina’s sex trade.

Genealogical research pieces together a teen’s fate from pogrom-era Europe to the shadows of Argentina’s sex trade.
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Ramping up—and Rethinking— Israel Education
Jewish day schools in the United States tackle the impact of October 7 in the classroom.

Jewish day schools in the United States tackle the impact of October 7 in the classroom.
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‘Let There Be Light’ Feels More Urgent Than Ever
‘I can’t think of a declaration more intrepid or poignant for the first painful anniversary of October 7,’ writes Abigail Pogrebin.

‘I can’t think of a declaration more intrepid or poignant for the first painful anniversary of October 7,’ writes Abigail Pogrebin.
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Time for a Reassessment Among Jewish Americans
“If antisemitism is a fact, then what can we do about it?,” Rabbi Diana Fresko writes. “Historically, there are three options: Stay and fight, leave and rebuild, or do nothing.”

“If antisemitism is a fact, then what can we do about it?,” Rabbi Diana Fresko writes. “Historically, there are three options: Stay and fight, leave
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Israel’s Other Secret Weapon
Israel’s secret weapon, Golda Meir once said, is that “we have no place else to go.” But there’s another tool in our arsenal: community.

Israel’s secret weapon, Golda Meir once said, is that “we have no place else to go.” But there’s another tool in our arsenal: community.
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Jewish Girls Make the Grade
Girls are reaching new levels of academic success, in the process surpassing boys in earning undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Girls are reaching new levels of academic success, in the process surpassing boys in earning undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Lisa Samick was 35 when she watched her younger sister, a new mother, die of metastatic breast cancer. Judah Schiller was 35 when he was

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Continuity and Rebellion

by Jeffrey K. Salkin

We all know that Father’s Day is a secular American holiday, invented as a way of honoring fathers as a complement to Mother’s Day. Sometimes

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Telling the Story, and Eating It

by Erica Brown

In medieval Haggadot, it was not unusual to find an illustration of maror—the bitter herb on the Seder plate—in a woman’s form. In the partner,

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Commentary: No Zero in Survival

by Haim Chertok

The angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time…and said…I will bestow my blessing upon you and make your descendents as numerous as

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Family Matters: Watershed

by Amy Klein

As the mikve lady picked loose, wet hairs off my back, I shivered, standing naked and barefoot on the cold floor tiles. Satisfied I was spotless, she

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The Arts: Contractual Beauty

by Jenna Weissman Joselit

Affairs of the heart do not run smoothly. Whether your moment of wedded bliss took place in 1953 or is scheduled for this year, getting

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Family Matters: One Purpose, Many Hats

by Deborah Fineblum Schabb

When asked, “Where does God exist?” the Kotzker Rebbe famously replied, “Wherever you let Him in.” For me, that letting in started with a bag

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Commentary: Jews and God

by Norma Rosen

Years ago, I read After Auschwitz: History, Theology, and Contemporary Judaism, Richard Rubenstein’s painful little book published in 1966. It argues that the covenant between God

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