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Thinking differently to attract Jewish day school leaders to the profession

Thinking differently to attract Jewish day school leaders to the profession

There may be no institution more important today for the future of the North American Jewish community than day schools.  They’re not merely Jewish...

03.09.2025 10

The Jewish Week

Jason Albin

On Shabbat morning in my Jerusalem synagogue, I began to see our complex world anew

On Shabbat morning in my Jerusalem synagogue, I began to see our complex world anew

When I walked into the small, ramshackle gymnasium that is our humble synagogue on Shabbat morning this past week, pictures of the 14 children from...

03.09.2025 2

The Jewish Week

Jon Polin

How being a public school student strengthened my Jewish identity

How being a public school student strengthened my Jewish identity

This article was produced as part of the New York Jewish Week’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around New York...

03.09.2025 5

The Jewish Week

Renata Firestone

The Zionist case for Palestinian statehood

The Zionist case for Palestinian statehood

In recent weeks, a growing number of traditionally pro-Israel states have decided to recognize a Palestinian state. These decisions have invited...

29.08.2025 2

The Jewish Week

Yehuda Kurtzer

Yosef Blau, author of an Orthodox rabbis’ letter calling out Israel, responds to his critics

Yosef Blau, author of an Orthodox rabbis’ letter calling out Israel, responds to his critics

For 48 years, until he moved to Israel earlier this year, Rabbi Yosef Blau was the “m ashgiach ruchani ” at Yeshiva University, a revered figure...

28.08.2025 10

The Jewish Week

Andrew Silow-Carroll

I hit the Loehmann’s reopening on its first day — and experienced a Shechechiyanu moment

As a rabbi with a love of fashion, Loehmann’s — the iconic off-price retailer — has always held a special place in my heart. That’s why my...

23.08.2025 2

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Rabbi Yael Buechler

Jew vs. Jew rhetoric breaks hearts in a bitter internal debate about the Gaza war

Jew vs. Jew rhetoric breaks hearts in a bitter internal debate about the Gaza war

After weeks of mounting pressure on Israel to address reports of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with longtime allies lining up to condemn the...

17.08.2025 30

The Jewish Week

Andrew Silow-Carroll