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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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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
Jews Should Join the Debate about Israel, Not Just Defend It, Declares The Economist
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
Former President Carter’s Book on Israel “Apartheid” Stirs Widespread Controversy
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
United Jewish Communities Defends Aid to Non-Jewish Israelis in Face of Right-Wing Attack
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
Reasserting Social Justice as a Core Value Can Be a Magnet for Disaffected Jews, Says Rabbi Schwartz
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
Debate Grows Over Free Speech and Alleged Efforts to Silence Critics of Israel
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
AIPAC Fund-Raising During the Lebanon War Is Criticized as Self-Serving
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