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Why every Jewish kid goes on Birthright

By Jeffrey Salkin — January 19, 2023
It is a rite of passage for almost every Jewish college student. Its impact goes even further than you know.

There is a lot of antisemitic hate speech on social media – and algorithms are partly to blame

By Sabine von Mering and Monika Hübscher — July 26, 2022
(The Conversation) — Antisemitism today does not always appear in the form of traditional hate speech. It manifests in GIFs, memes, vlogs, comments and reactions on social media platforms.

You don’t have to be Jewish to love Israel

By Jeffrey Salkin — October 30, 2017
If it weren't for two pious Christians, Israel would never have been born.

When it comes to Jewish history, the number seven reigns supreme

By Yonat Shimron — April 28, 2017
(RNS) 1897, 1917, 1947, 1967 … Will 2017, another year that ends in a seven, finally bring peace to Israel and its neighbors?

8 factoids about Hanukkah to impress your friends and family

By Jeffrey Salkin — December 17, 2014
(RNS) For a “successful” holiday, there are still many things American Jews don’t know about Hanukkah.

What to call acts of terrorism committed by group of Muslims? Islamic? Islamist? Or something else?

By Omid Safi — April 19, 2014
By accurately labeling the terrorism associated with 9/11 as "Al-Qaeda terrorism", we avoid the dangers of legitimizing the terrorist organizations or demonizing an entire religious or ethnic block of humanity.
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