Being Jewish

Books
‘On Being Jewish Now’ at Full Volume
‘I am a Jewish author who refuses to remain silent. ‘Loud and proud’ is the new ‘Never again.’

‘I am a Jewish author who refuses to remain silent. ‘Loud and proud’ is the new ‘Never again.’
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Ramping up—and Rethinking— Israel Education
Jewish day schools in the United States tackle the impact of October 7 in the classroom.

Jewish day schools in the United States tackle the impact of October 7 in the classroom.
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Announcing Hadassah Magazine’s 2024 Teen Essay Contest
This year’s prompt asks: How has your experience since October 7th changed the way you think about and express your Jewish identity?

This year’s prompt asks: How has your experience since October 7th changed the way you think about and express your Jewish identity?
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‘Let There Be Light’ Feels More Urgent Than Ever
‘I can’t think of a declaration more intrepid or poignant for the first painful anniversary of October 7,’ writes Abigail Pogrebin.

‘I can’t think of a declaration more intrepid or poignant for the first painful anniversary of October 7,’ writes Abigail Pogrebin.
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Time for a Reassessment Among Jewish Americans
“If antisemitism is a fact, then what can we do about it?,” Rabbi Diana Fresko writes. “Historically, there are three options: Stay and fight, leave and rebuild, or do nothing.”

“If antisemitism is a fact, then what can we do about it?,” Rabbi Diana Fresko writes. “Historically, there are three options: Stay and fight, leave
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Israel’s Other Secret Weapon
Israel’s secret weapon, Golda Meir once said, is that “we have no place else to go.” But there’s another tool in our arsenal: community.

Israel’s secret weapon, Golda Meir once said, is that “we have no place else to go.” But there’s another tool in our arsenal: community.
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Jewish Girls Make the Grade
Girls are reaching new levels of academic success, in the process surpassing boys in earning undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Girls are reaching new levels of academic success, in the process surpassing boys in earning undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Starting work at the World Zionist Organization in Jerusalem in 1973, fresh out of college, one of my first decisions was choosing my elective holiday.

Family

Family Matters: Extending an Arm

by Beth Kissileff

When my husband was let go from his job with a nonprofit due to downsizing, we were filled with uncertainty and terror for the future.

Being Jewish

After September 11: A North Star Becomes Memory

by David Altshuler

The Museum of Jewish Heritage. Photo courtesy of WikiCommons. “Look—there’s the museum!” That’s what one of us said every time the familiar building came into

Hadassah

Medicine: On the Move

by Wendy Elliman

“Stressful?” asks a British colleague, who has just survived it. “There should be a government health warning about moving house!” She has a point. Moving

Health + Medicine

Medicine: Natural Birthdays

by Wendy Elliman

In Alabama 100 years ago, midwives wrapped a laboring woman in her husband’s shirt and cap, so his energy could help her with the birth.

Family

Today I Am a Director

by Ted Merwin

Isaac Soloway may be a fairly typical Los Angeles Jewish teenager, but his bar mitzva was anything but the standard Jewish coming-of-age ritual. The event

Being Jewish

Commentary: Hope Is an Ability

by David Wolpe

For the first time in millennia, it may be that freedom in Egypt will not consist of yetziya, leaving. But that is far from certain.

About Hebrew

The Container and the Contained

by Joseph Lowin