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Deborah Barer

Deborah Barer

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Donald Trump is breaking all the scripts. What does the Talmud say about improvisational decision-making like his?

Over the past year, decisions by the Trump administration have introduced a new level of instability into American life. New international tariffs...

27.03.2026 20

The Jewish Week

Deborah Barer

Thanksgiving needs its own haggadah

This Thanksgiving, I’m thinking about Passover — and how the way we choose to remember the past can shape the present and the future. I grew up in...

26.11.2025 10

The Jewish Week

Deborah Barer