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What is Purim? How And Why This Jewish Holiday Is Celebrated
Purim celebrates Jewish survival.
By Michael Pincus
Jewish Students Are Bringing Their Faith to the Campus Movement for Palestine
“I've done more Shabbats in the past couple months than I have in my entire life,” said one student.
By S. Baum
All the Best Bar & Bat Mitzvah Movies That Capture Jewish Coming-of-Age
Netflix’s You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah is a personal favorite.
By Lisa Stardust
What Is Judaism? The Answer Isn't So Simple
In this op-ed, Rabbi Emily Cohen explores some of the many ways people define Judaism.
By Rabbi Emily Cohen
I’m a Rabbi Who Is Calling for Ceasefire. Here’s Why.
It’s what my dad, a Holocaust survivor, would have wanted.
By Rabbi Elliot Kukla
Let This Hanukkah Be a Chance to Bring Light to a Dark Time
“This Hanukkah feels simultaneously like a much-needed chance to brighten a difficult moment and like it’s out of touch with the darkness in our world.”
By Rabbi Emily Cohen
It's Totally Possible to Have a Progressive Bat Mitzvah
These are the questions you can ask yourself to get there.
By Jay Saper
The Incredible Story of the Jewish Prisoners Who Revolted Against the Nazis
Hundreds of prisoners at the Treblinka death camp rose up against their captors.
By Yulia Khabinsky
5 Things To Know About the History of the Barbie Universe
Here’s some of the history that the Barbie movie left out.
By Cameron Katz
How a Jewish World War II Pilot Became King of the Christmas Tree Business
Si Spiegel invented the artificial Christmas tree.
By Cameron Katz
5 Things You Should Know About Hanukkah
A brief guide to the Jewish festival of lights.
By Joshua Eaton
Why I Cut Ties With This Pro-Israel Lobbying Group
I was president of AIPAC’s affiliate group at UC Berkeley.
By Lily Greenberg Call
4 Facts About the Meaning of Passover
The springtime holiday commemorates Jewish liberation.
By Michael Pincus
What the First Bat Mitzvah in the U.S. Looked Like
Judith Kaplan paved the way for teen girls like me.
By Isabelle Lusk
Why Certain Books Get Banned
"The desire for softened accounts of history is hardly new."
By Gwen Katz and A.R. Vishny
What a Holocaust Survivor Taught Me
Sami Steigmann, now 82, spent his early years in a Nazi labor camp.
By Peter Fox
Stop Comparing Everything to the Holocaust
No, COVID safety measures are nothing like the Holocaust.
By Michelle Krasovitski
Mount Holyoke Investigating Antisemitic Graffiti
There have been three reports of antisemitic graffiti this fall.
By Lex McMenamin
This Hanukkah, How Do I Talk to My Grandparents About Israel?
"The values they taught me still shine through me."
By Emma Gometz
Remembering the Deadliest Attack on Jews in American History
The Tree of Life synagogue shooting can’t be forgotten.
By Peter Fox