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0 Education Antisemitism

This school is fighting antisemitism all wrong. Why is it working?

Arno Rosenfeld in Forward · 7 Oct

Elon University in North Carolina has received accolades from Jewish organizations for its inclusive environment despite avoiding aggressive security measures often demanded to combat antisemitism.

0 Antisemitism Education

Columbia’s settlement won't solve its campus crisis. Here's what could.

Arno Rosenfeld in Forward · 30 Jul

Columbia University's recent settlement over alleged campus antisemitism highlights a broader issue not merely resolvable through legal means.

0 Education Communities

These Jewish New Yorkers are reconsidering attending college in the Northeast

Olivia Goldsmith in JTA · 8 Jul

In the wake of increasing antisemitism on Northeastern college campuses, Jewish students are reconsidering their college choices.

0 Ethics Jewish Law

Musar as a Challenge to the Justification of Mass Killing

Geoffrey Claussen in Sources · 27 Mar

Geoffrey D. Claussen explores how musar traditions—Jewish traditions focused on virtuous character traits like justice and compassion—offer guidance in ethical discussions about war.

0 Education Antisemitism

Colleges fare better on average as ADL grades them on antisemitism for a second time

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 3 Mar

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has released its second annual report card on how colleges handle antisemitism and anti-Israel activism, showing an improvement in many institutions' grades.

0 Communities Culture

How one trailblazing rabbi is fighting racism in the Reconstructionist movement

Forward · 6 Apr 2022

Rabbi Sandra Lawson is spearheading efforts to tackle racism within the Reconstructionist movement, serving as the inaugural director of racial diversity, equity, and inclusion at Reconstructing Judaism.

0 Ethics Communities

Opinion | I’m a black rabbi. I’ve never been in a Jewish space where I wasn’t questioned.

Forward · 18 Jan 2021

Rabbi Sandra Lawson, a Black Jewish convert and rabbi, discusses the challenging experiences she faces within Jewish communities due to systemic racism and biases.