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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, ZTL - Reflections on His Fifth Yahrzeit

Emes Ve-Emunah · 21 Nov

Marking the fifth yahrzeit of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Paul Shaviv offers a profound tribute to a man regarded as a leading modern Jewish thinker.

0 Gender/Identity Torah

Women Are Rewriting the Role of Torah Scribe

Hilary Danailova in Hadassah · 20 Nov

Women scribes are revolutionizing Jewish tradition as they take on the historically male domain of Torah writing.

0 Literature Gender/Identity

Esteemed by Oscar Wilde, England's 'greatest Jewess' may finally be getting her due

Benjamin Ivry in Forward · 14 Nov

Amy Levy, a notable Victorian Jewish novelist and poet, is undergoing a reassessment with Cambridge University's acquisition of her personal archives.

0 Politics Leadership

Why Charlie Kirk Will Be Greatly Missed

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 30 Sep

Charlie Kirk, the influential founder of Turning Point USA, was tragically assassinated, sparking a nationwide debate about free speech and political violence in America.

0 Literature Antisemitism

Essay | Sylvia Plath’s Private Jewish Problem

Carl Rollyson in Moment · 9 Jul

Carl Rollyson explores Sylvia Plath's complex and contradictory relationship with Judaism and Jewish identity.

0 Politics Antisemitism

'Free Palestine' is a call for terrorism, not a cry for justice.

Samuel J. Hyde in Future of Jewish · 26 May

Samuel J. Hyde argues that the phrase "Free Palestine," often seen as a call for justice, has become a veiled endorsement of terrorism against Jews.

0 Politics Education

NYU withholds diploma of student who condemned ‘genocide’ and ‘atrocities currently happening in Palestine’ in graduation speech

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 16 May

Logan Rozos, a graduate of New York University (NYU), had his diploma withheld after delivering a commencement speech condemning U.S. involvement in what he described as a genocide in Palestine.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Charles Small, early exposer of Qatari influence, calls Trump taking plane gift ‘an insult to democracy’

Asaf Elia-Shalev in JTA · 16 May

Charles Asher Small, a Canadian-born scholar and head of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), has raised concerns about Qatari influence in the U.S., particularly regarding a reported $400 million airplane gift from Qatar to President Donald Trump.

0 Education Jewish Law

For the first time since Henry VIII created the role, a Jew will helm Hebrew studies at Cambridge

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 12 May

Aaron Koller will make history as the first Jewish scholar to assume the Regius Professor of Hebrew role at the University of Cambridge, a position that has been traditionally filled by Anglican churchmen since its establishment by Henry VIII in 1540.

0 Politics Israel

Einat Wilf: 'Jews are never allowed to win, and Arabs are never allowed to lose' (Re-Release)

18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers · 28 Apr

Einat Wilf discusses her concept of 'Palestinianism' as the primary ideological barrier to peace between Israelis and Palestinians, suggesting that the international community's reluctance to allow Israel to fully address this ideology prolongs the conflict.

0 Sports Communities

Golf and tennis too much? There’s always bowls

Jewish Chronicle · 13 Nov 2024

Lawn bowls has carved a niche within the Jewish community, sustained by the Maccabi Lawn Bowls Association (MLBA) since its establishment in 1993 following a disappointing Maccabiah Games performance.

0 Culture Politics

Bubble-Wrapping Coates

Tevi Troy in Tablet · 31 Oct 2024

Ta-Nehisi Coates' recent interview on CBS, which featured challenging questions about his perspectives on Israel, sparked controversy, highlighting a trend of overly cautious approaches to intellectual debates in media.

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