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The Political Perils of a Black-Jewish Rift Over the War in Gaza

“There’s no alliance more historic, nor more important, than the alliance between Black Americans and Jewish Americans.” That’s what Marc…

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Jewish Group Assails Film Academy’s Diversity Efforts

An open letter signed by notable actors and producers criticized the organization for not including Jews as an underrepresented group…

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M.I.T.’s President Has Weathered the Storm, for Now

Despite calls from politicians for her resignation, Sally Kornbluth has avoided a concerted effort to bring down her presidency.

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I Left My Faith. God Didn’t Flinch.

The first time I intentionally broke a Jewish law, I was in college. It was a Saturday. I glanced around…

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New York City, for Some Jews, Feels Newly Tense

Tovah Feldshuh was sitting on the subway recently, headed uptown, when she encountered something she had never witnessed in her…

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The Miracle of Light, One Spark at a Time

As Hanukkah draws to a close, American Jews see the week’s brighter glow as especially necessary during a dark season.

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Education Dept. Is Investigating Six More Colleges Over Campus Discrimination

Stanford, Rutgers and U.C.L.A. were among those being looked into as accusations of hateful rhetoric on campuses have led to…

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Training People to Think of Themselves as Weak Is a Form of Abuse

The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been roundly condemned for arguing…

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David Ellenson, 76, Who Guided a Generation of Reform Rabbis, Dies

A teacher and rabbi, he forged alliances across all branches of Judaism, and his scholarship confronted questions of Jewish tradition…

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A Fraught Question for the Moment: Is Anti-Zionism Always Antisemitic?

From the halls of Congress to America’s streets and universities, a once largely academic issue has roiled national discourse, inciting…

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