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I began writing this in Jerusalem, where I just finished attending the once-every-two-years Connections Conference of the World Union for Progressive Judaism.

We were over 170 delegates who debated, prayed, sang, and of course, ate together…

It’s the season of pumpkins and, for many with children, the rituals of Halloween.  Children in costume, and sometimes adults in costume as well, will be taking part in holiday parades and perhaps some “trick or treat” events. In my…

The question of whether Israel has become a client state of the United States is not just provocative—it’s politically radioactive. For many Israelis, especially on the right, even raising it sounds like an accusation of weakness. Vice…

Today, Canadian Jews have lost the art of verbally communicating aggressively, shoulder-to-shoulder, against its adversaries.

A Canadian perspective.

Recently, I received a compassionate email from a Canadian reader. He said:

I’m tired of…