for Saturday, October 2, 2021

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For the saga of Britney Spears, a dramatic Biblical precedent (and not necessarily in a good way)

Forward

The article draws parallels between Britney Spears' legal struggle to end her father's control over her life through a conservatorship and ancient biblical narratives involving women's lack of agency, specifically the story of Dinah in Genesis.

Editors' Note

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by Matt Sienkiewicz

October 2's Short Reads

Forward How 770 Eastern Parkway became the world’s most-recognizable Jewish building

Forward A Boston Jewish leader earns high praise amid lawsuits and allegations of a ‘toxic culture’

Sapir Continuity Requires Religion

Sapir Publisher's Note

Tablet The Enduring Power of the Torah

Sapir Is There a Future for American Jews?

Tablet Is the Taliban Jewish?

Sapir Continuity Requires Content

Forward Jon Stewart’s new show is not very funny — it is a mitzvah

Forward See a slideshow of 770 Eastern Parkway — and its replicas throughout the world

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