Enjoy the Kosher Collard Greens, But Understand This: Hebrew Israelites Have Something to Say to the Rest of the Jewish Community
At the 1995 Source Awards, Outkast’s Andre3000, delivered his now iconic shot across the bow…
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Citing Jewish Law, Florida Synagogue Challenges Abortion Ban — But Here’s the Problem With ‘Religious Requirement’ Arguments
Days before the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey,…
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Battle of Antisemitism Definitions is Actually a Proxy War For Criticism of Israel
Last month, a global consortium of leading scholars released the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA),…
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Hanukkah Marks the Complexities of Assimilation and Syncretism Faced by American Jews
Hanukkah isn’t for everyone. This has been true since its beginnings, as it celebrates victory…
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Can White Jews Still Be White if They’re Reviled By White Supremacists?
Under Trump’s presidency there has been a rise in high profile anti-Jewish incidents. Perhaps because…
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How Religion Shaped American Jewish Masculinity
What inspired you to write Masculinity and the Making of American Judaism? There’s a story I…
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When Rabbis Seized Control of the Synagogue: The Role of Authority in American Judaism
In this RD10Q, historian Zev Eleff uncovers the little-known story of how American Jews became a clergy-led community.
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Violent, Genocidal Anti-Palestinian Rhetoric Moving to US?
For decades, Jewish leaders outside of Israel have publicly supported the Israeli government, but they have expressed regret for the souls lost on both sides. Is that rhetoric changing?
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American Jews: From Holocaust to New Age Hasidism?
If traditional notions of Judaism and Jewishness are at odds with the contemporary world, one can either change Judaism, or one can change the world. A new book makes a case for the former.
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Peter Beinart’s Controversial The Crisis of Zionism: Right Diagnosis, Wrong Treatment
Not since The Israel Lobby has a Jewish book evoked so much ire and criticism from the American Jewish community.
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