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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 Rabbi Andrue J. (Andy) Kahn
Vayeitzei: The Fear That Won’t Look Away
Jacob’s story shows that deception ends only when he allows himself to feel the full weight of pachad, the fear that brings truth into view. This week's Torah portion calls us to adopt that same moral discipline in a time when misinformation and state violence rely on our willingness to look away.
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by Rabbi Andrue J. (Andy) Kahn
- News
Jews differ on both Zionism and Mamdani
This essay argues that American Jews face a defining choice between a Judaism bound to nationalism and one rooted in ethical universalism and democratic freedom. Reclaiming Judaism’s tradition of debate and conscience, it calls for building diverse, democratic Jewish futures grounded in human dignity and collective liberation.
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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
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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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
Is Israel Moving Toward the “Apartheid” Which Yitzhak Rabin Feared?
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- Issues
Over-Heated Campaign against Iran Agreement Shows How Unrepresentative Jewish Groups Are of Those in Whose Name They Speak
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- Issues
Former Israeli Ambassador’s Assault on American Jewish Critics of Israel Is a Revealing Look at the Zionist Worldview
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
Efforts Grow to Limit Campus Mideast Debate
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
Calling Criticism of Israel “Anti-Semitic” Trivializes the Fight against Real Bigotry
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
Michael Oren Is Challenged for Attack on President Obama and American Jewish Critics of Israel
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