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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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- Issues
Jews in the South: A Long History and a Feeling of Home
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- Issues
It Is Time to Confront the Exclusionary Ethnocentrism in Jewish Sacred Literature
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- Issues
"A Statement of Principles for Reform Judaism": A Critical View
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
Textbooks Replace Myths With Facts As Israel Reassesses Its National Identity
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by Allan C. Brownfeld
- Special Interest Report
Term "Diaspora" Is Going Out Of Style As Post-Zionist Ideology Gains
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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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