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After 69 Years, an Old New Paradigm is Needed

During the Holocaust we died in vain. We had no homeland and no state.

Collateral Damage When We Can’t Talk About Israel

He said, “I’m not—I mean, I support Israel’s right to exist and everything, it’s just—it brings up so much stuff.”

Modern-Day Moses: The Heroes Who Saved Ethiopian Jews

The heroes who endured torture and risked their lives to save Ethiopian Jews.

Why We Need to Change the Yom Hashoah Narrative

Up until relatively recently, Yom Hashoah was a day of atrocity and victimization at the hands of history.

Why Are Seders So Slow?

(And why they don't have to be!)

Six Days Shall You Work

Shabbat is important, yet our behavior during the other six days is no less a part of religious life.

Tamar & the Sex Trade

Sex workers--like Tamar--are fueled by cycles of sexism and poverty.

D’var Torah Dos and Don’ts

Factor your audience's expectations and the limits of their patience into your presentation about the Torah portion.