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Browse our library of articles and essays dating back to the 1990s by topic and author.
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by Shaul Magid
- Issues
Why Jerusalem Day is Anti-Messianic: On ‘Negative’ and ‘Positive’ Unification
Jerusalem Day has come to be a celebration of violent Jewish nationalism under the guise of religious unity. Drawing on the heterodox thinking of Isaiah Berlin and Rav Shagar, Shaul Magid explores two competing visions of liberation—and two Jerusalems: one that dominates its non-Jewish inhabitants, and one that could embrace them as full participants. Through close readings of Rav Shagar’s sermons, Magid uncovers the theological and political fault lines at the heart of contemporary Zionism.
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by Rabbi Andrue J. (Andy) Kahn
- History Series
What is “The Jewish People?”
Today, it is our duty to reach back to the sources of our traditions to seek out who they were built for—a search for who we are today in line with the question of 'who have we been'?
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
Jewish Religious Groups Are Urged To Remove Critics Of Zionism
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
American Jewish Groups Show Division Over Israel’s Role in Gaza
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- Issues
For Whom Does The "Jewish Establishment" Really Speak?
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- Issues
Examining the Increasingly Troubled Relationship between American Jews and Israel
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
Calling Criticism of Israel “Anti Semitic” Is Challenged as a Way to Silence Free Speech
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
New Documentary Says the Occupation of the West Bank Is Irreversible
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
American Jewish Opinion Is Increasingly Divided About Israel
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- Issues
An Eloquent Voice of Jewish Universalism Shares His Views on the Moral Challenges Which Confront Us
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- Issues
Uncritical Support for Israel Threatens Both Jewish Values and Prospects for Middle East Peace
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