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Vaccination: A Jewish Obligation

Vaccination: A Jewish Obligation jstern June 15, 2021 COVID-19 Image Initially, there was a rush for people to be able to get the vaccine. We…

Why Israel’s Next Government Gives Me Hope

Why Israel’s Next Government Gives Me Hope jstern June 15, 2021 Israel and her Neighbors Image On Sunday, Israel’s Knesset narrowly voted in Israel’s 36th…

The Tulsa Massacre in the Yiddish Press

The Tulsa Massacre in the Yiddish Press jstern June 8, 2021 Racial Justice Image On June 2nd, 1921, when news of the Tulsa massacre reached…

Final Account: Film Review

Final Account: Film Review jstern June 7, 2021 Arts and Culture Image The film, produced by the USC Shoah Foundation, attempts to capture the recollections…

Life Outside of the Binary

Life Outside of the Binary jstern June 7, 2021 LGBTQ+ Jewish Life Image Grace is an alum of the URJ’s JewV’Nation Fellowship LGBTQIA cohort. Our…

The Times They Are a Changin’

The Times They Are a Changin’ jstern June 7, 2021 Israel and her Neighbors Image The winds of change are blowing through Israel these days.…

An Appeal from an Israeli Harvard Student

An Appeal from an Israeli Harvard Student jstern June 1, 2021 Israel and her Neighbors Image When my dream came true, and I was accepted…

Our Needs Are a Gift of God

Our Needs Are a Gift of God jstern May 26, 2021 Image This prayer from Birkot HaShachar, the traditional morning blessings, reminds us to be…

Guide to the Complex

Guide to the Complex urjadmin May 25, 2021 Israel and her Neighbors Image Much of the rhetoric coming out of an American understanding of the…

We Hold All of these Truths

We Hold All of these Truths urjadmin May 20, 2021 Israel Peace and Security Image The current wave of violence in Israel and Gaza is…