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As an American, I didn’t think I’d be afraid to be Jewish in France. But I am.

As an American, I didn’t think I’d be afraid to be Jewish in France. But I am.

Published June 22, 2021

This article originally appeared on Kveller. I’m an American Jew from New York who now lives in Paris. What brought me here at the age of 68 in the middle of a  pandemic? That’s a long story — a long marriage, a sudden death, trying to put my...

Trader Joe’s is not your synagogue. But what if?

Trader Joe’s is not your synagogue. But what if?

Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTAPublished June 22, 2021

You know that thing when you pick up the leash and the dog runs to the front door, ready for his walk? That’s me when my wife asks if I want to go to Trader Joe’s. I’m not alone in this. The grocery chain has a big, almost cultish following....

Letters to the editor: June 16, 2021 edition

Letters to the editor: June 16, 2021 edition

Published June 21, 2021
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What ever happened to compromise?

What ever happened to compromise?

MARTY ROCHESTERPublished June 21, 2021

In my last op-ed, I invited liberal readers to meet me and other conservatives halfway and see if we could not only agree to disagree in a respectful fashion but also see if we could even forge some degree of agreement among our disagreements. That is,...

Gay Jews shouldn’t have to choose between their pride and their Zionism

Gay Jews shouldn’t have to choose between their pride and their Zionism

Published June 21, 2021

(JTA) — To everything there is a season. June is Pride season, one where LGBTQ people proudly refuse to choose between our identities and our demand for the freedom to live equally and without fear.  A Wider Bridge, which builds meaningful relationships...

Buffa's Buffet: 5 things that are on my mind

Buffa’s Buffet: 5 things that are on my mind

DAN BUFFA, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished June 21, 2021

Who’s the bald, bearded guy with the loud voice and all these opinions?! It’s me, Dan Buffa. Many of you already know me as the sports and entertainment guide here at the Jewish Light -- so think of this new column as a way to get to know me even...

Where the Jewish people’s enduring faith and optimism comes from

Where the Jewish people’s enduring faith and optimism comes from

RABBI DOV GREENBERG, THE JEWISH NEWS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIAPublished June 21, 2021

We all know Moses, the liberator, law giver, military hero, greatest of all prophets. We all know his brother Aaron, pursuer of peace, Israel’s first priest, ancestor of all Kohanim. We all know Miriam, their older sister, the prophetess and one of...

When it comes to anti-Israel attacks on Jews, it’s time to name the enemy

When it comes to anti-Israel attacks on Jews, it’s time to name the enemy

GIL TROYPublished June 16, 2021

(JTA) — The COVID-19 epidemic proves you cannot just treat a plague’s symptoms – you must root it out. Yet as incidents of Jew-bullying in the U.S. more than doubled in May compared to the same time period in 2020, too many American Jews complained...

Most Jews won’t set foot in a synagogue. That’s why rabbis need to think like entrepreneurs.

Most Jews won’t set foot in a synagogue. That’s why rabbis need to think like entrepreneurs.

Published June 16, 2021

(JTA) — On March 13, nearly a year to the day after Temple Beth El of Charlotte, North Carolina, closed due to COVID-19, Rabbi Dusty Klass gathered the congregation’s 900 households for a shared — albeit remote — Jewish experience. Unable to...

Ferris Bueller turns 35 — and I still hate him

Ferris Bueller turns 35 — and I still hate him

PJ GRISAR, THE FORWARDPublished June 15, 2021

This story originally appeared on TheForward.com I had a friend from camp who loved Ferris Bueller and lived by the Tao of his maxim: “Life moves pretty fast if you don’t stop to look around once in a while.” The friend’s name was, funnily...

“Jeopardy!” should be hosted by Mayim Bialik forever

“Jeopardy!” should be hosted by Mayim Bialik forever

MADDY ALBERT, KVELLERPublished June 14, 2021

This story first appeared in Kveller. Here at Kveller, we have absolutely been LOVING Mayim Bialik as the guest host of “Jeopardy!” — and it turns out, we’re not alone! After seeing the poise, professionality, and preparation of the Jewish...

It’s more important than ever to show the Israeli people that American Jews stand with them

It’s more important than ever to show the Israeli people that American Jews stand with them

MARK WILF, JTAPublished June 14, 2021

The world moves so fast that what seemed groundbreaking just a week ago already feels like a distant memory. Last Friday, I arrived back home after leading the first solidarity mission of Jewish leaders from North America to arrive in Israel following...

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