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What is Purim? How And Why This Jewish Holiday Is Celebrated

Purim celebrates Jewish survival.

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.

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.

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.

I’m a Rabbi Who Is Calling for Ceasefire. Here’s Why.

It’s what my dad, a Holocaust survivor, would have wanted.

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.”

It's Totally Possible to Have a Progressive Bat Mitzvah

These are the questions you can ask yourself to get there.

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.

5 Things To Know About the History of the Barbie Universe

Here’s some of the history that the Barbie movie left out.

How a Jewish World War II Pilot Became King of the Christmas Tree Business

Si Spiegel invented the artificial Christmas tree.

5 Things You Should Know About Hanukkah

A brief guide to the Jewish festival of lights.

Why I Cut Ties With This Pro-Israel Lobbying Group

I was president of AIPAC’s affiliate group at UC Berkeley.

4 Facts About the Meaning of Passover

The springtime holiday commemorates Jewish liberation.

What the First Bat Mitzvah in the U.S. Looked Like

Judith Kaplan paved the way for teen girls like me.

Why Certain Books Get Banned

"The desire for softened accounts of history is hardly new."

What a Holocaust Survivor Taught Me

Sami Steigmann, now 82, spent his early years in a Nazi labor camp.

Stop Comparing Everything to the Holocaust

No, COVID safety measures are nothing like the Holocaust.

Mount Holyoke Investigating Antisemitic Graffiti

There have been three reports of antisemitic graffiti this fall.

This Hanukkah, How Do I Talk to My Grandparents About Israel?

"The values they taught me still shine through me."

Remembering the Deadliest Attack on Jews in American History

The Tree of Life synagogue shooting can’t be forgotten.