Judaism
Hillel at the Crossroads: Accusations of Intimidation in Boston
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But was Goldman’s experience — and are his allegations — isolated?
Rethinking Religion
Learning from the Story of Jonah
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But who here can’t sympathize with Jonah? Who wants to go and speak truth to power? It is much easier to hide and run away.
Judaism
Hillel at the Crossroads: NEU Hillel Protests “Fear-Based Tactics”
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Hence, the question is just how anomalous the NEU Hillel incident actually was?
Judaism
Hillel at the Crossroads: How Things Broke Down in Boston
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That’s when everything began escalating into open rebellion.
Judaism
Boundary Crossers: New Book Explores Jewish Spiritual Leaders in Non-Jewish Religions
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Levin’s exploration of Jews who are spiritual leaders in other traditions is valuable, as a historical document, an exploration of Jewish identity, and a discussion about spiritual pluralism and religious identities.
Judaism
Hillel at the Crossroads: Who’s Responsible for Hillel?
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The name Hillel stands for one thing: the next generation. Yet, the organization, which sports a $126.4 million-dollar budget and is staffed by approximately 1,000 employees, is greatly misunderstood.
Culture
A Spot at the Kotel Won't Save Us: A Crisis in American Judaism
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My contention is that these crises signify not the end of liberal Jewish identity in America, but its new beginning.
Politics & Society
A Call to Our Communities to Stop the Character Assassinations and Attacks on Seekers of Justice
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This is a plea to those of us from within Jewish communities to vigorously and unequivocally repudiate these persistent character assassinations and attacks, to call them out for what they are, to examine our complicity in what is happening, and to join the call for justice.
Rethinking Religion
The Crown Jewels of the Jewish People
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The question of who can hold a Torah scroll at the Kotel is related to the question of who can open that Torah scroll and learn from it, and who can shape and be shaped by Torah. The answer, as I have come to discover, is that everyone can, and everyone should.