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M.I.T.’s President Has Weathered the Storm, for Now
Despite calls from politicians for her resignation, Sally Kornbluth has avoided a concerted effort to bring down her presidency.
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I Left My Faith. God Didn’t Flinch.
The first time I intentionally broke a Jewish law, I was in college. It was a Saturday. I glanced around…
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New York City, for Some Jews, Feels Newly Tense
Tovah Feldshuh was sitting on the subway recently, headed uptown, when she encountered something she had never witnessed in her…
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The Miracle of Light, One Spark at a Time
As Hanukkah draws to a close, American Jews see the week’s brighter glow as especially necessary during a dark season.
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Education Dept. Is Investigating Six More Colleges Over Campus Discrimination
Stanford, Rutgers and U.C.L.A. were among those being looked into as accusations of hateful rhetoric on campuses have led to…
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Training People to Think of Themselves as Weak Is a Form of Abuse
The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been roundly condemned for arguing…
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David Ellenson, 76, Who Guided a Generation of Reform Rabbis, Dies
A teacher and rabbi, he forged alliances across all branches of Judaism, and his scholarship confronted questions of Jewish tradition…
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World
A Fraught Question for the Moment: Is Anti-Zionism Always Antisemitic?
From the halls of Congress to America’s streets and universities, a once largely academic issue has roiled national discourse, inciting…
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Chuck Schumer: What American Jews Fear Most
Fifty-three days ago, citizens of Israel suffered a horrendous attack orchestrated and executed by Hamas. The solidarity that Jewish Americans…
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Jewish Theatermakers Are in Good Company
So many of America’s great plays and musicals have been created and performed by Jews. T’s Holiday issue explores why…