Happy one hundredth birthday, Kirk Douglas!
Kirk Douglas turns 100 on Friday (Dec. 9). He is a modern Jewish hero.
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View ArticleWhen it comes to hate, I will not ‘get over it’
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View ArticleThe UN vote left me homeless
Both the left and the right are rejoicing over the UN resolution. That's not good.
View ArticleWas Princess Leia Jewish?
(RNS) Carrie Fisher "invented" herself as a Jew. She had a claim on that identity all along, and as an adult, exercised that claim.
View ArticleWithout latkes, there is no Judaism
Latkes are crucial to the American Jewish future. Or, something like that.
View ArticleThis swastika attack is personal
(RNS) The swastika on Reform Judaism's seminary was aimed at all liberal thinkers.
View ArticleWhat should Rabbi Hier say at the inauguration?
Rabbi Hier: my prayer will have "a 21st century ring to it." We don't need 21st century. We need 8th century BCE -- Amos and Isaiah.
View ArticleWhy Nat Hentoff matters
Nat Hentoff -- jazz writer, First Amendment activist -- had the profound ability to change his mind.
View ArticleRFK Jr. wins the anti-science fair
Sen. Robert Kennedy fought for truth. What about his son?
View ArticleWhen Jews and Muslims really speak to each other
When Jews and Muslims get real with each other, God smiles. So does Allah.
View ArticleDoes the presidency have a prayer?
How is America different? Another reason that you never considered before.
View ArticleI was Maimonides’ ghostwriter (and other alternative facts)
We are now living in the kingdom of lies.
View ArticleThe secret Jewish life of Mary Tyler Moore
Let's throw our berets into the air for Mary Tyler Moore.
View ArticleDonald Trump’s Holocaust aphasia
For Trump, is the Jewish nature of the Holocaust an "alternative fact?"
View ArticleMeet Trump’s Holocaust tutor
Donald Trump has learned a Soviet narrative about the Holocaust. Really.
View ArticleThe oldest refugee rabbi dies
The oldest Reform rabbi was a refugee. Here is why it matters.
View ArticleA Jewish guide to Florida real estate
Do you live in a gated community? Don't make it a spiritual metaphor for life.
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