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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
The American Civil War: Grounding Jewish Immigrants in Their New Country
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- Issues
Are Jewish Intolerance and Extremism the Real Threat to the Community’s Long-Run Viability
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- Issues
Reflections on Reform Judaism - Yesterday and Today
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- Issues
Don’t Judge Judaism by the Numbers
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
Alliance of Jewish Establishment and the Christian Coalition Undergoes Scrutiny
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
Uri Avnery Calls on Jews to Cling to Moral Values, Not Simply Endorse Israeli Policy
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