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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
Joint Arab-Israeli Harvard Study Calls For Palestinian State With Jerusalem As Its Capital
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
Debate Grows in Israel Over Non-Jewish Immigrants, Who Are Called An "Abomination" By Ultra-Orthodox Leaders
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- Issues
It Is Time to Confront the Exclusionary Ethnocentrism in Jewish Sacred Literature
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
"Birthright" Program Brings Thousands Of Young American Jews To Israel; Critics Debate Its Cost And Value
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
Israelis Are "Unsettled" By Christian Visitors; Courses Are Sought On Jesus To Combat Ignorance
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
American Jews Are Not In "Exile," And Israelis Have Much To Learn From Them, Writes Anne Roiphe
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