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“Zionism from Love and Zionism from Hate”: Rabbi Moshe Avigdor Amiel’s Challenge for Our Times
Rabbi Jill Jacobs explores how Rabbi Moshe Avigdor Amiel's words might form the basis for a new approach to Zionism and to Israel that can lead us toward a political solution.
Yom HaAtzma’ut: A Resource for Educators
This resource is designed to be adaptable for year-round use, offering educational tools, programs, and texts that support ongoing learning within your community.
Why T’ruah Opposes Codifying the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
T'ruah is committed to fighting antisemitism and to ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and vibrancy of the Jewish people. It is because of this commitment that we oppose any effort to codify definitions of antisemitism into policy or law, including the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s definition of antisemitism.
Your Joy Is Your Sorrow Unmasked
A week ago Sunday, marked by the new moon of the Jewish month of Adar, I spent the day at the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Northeast Philadelphia, bearing witness to the desecration of 539 gravestones. Joining with Muslim, Quaker and Christian neighbors, people of faith and conscience, our hands in the earth restoring headstones, as...
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Safe Homes. Healthy Relationships. Strong Women.
A number of years ago, my good friend Shira and I dressed up for Purim festivities on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. My costume consisted of platform sandals, bell-bottoms, and a bohemian tunic, my hair parted down the middle and secured with a colorful head-band. Shira wore blue jeans, a tiara, and a black...
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