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Thursday, July 9, 2020
[End the Jewish State? Let’s try some honesty, first](
By [Daniel Gordis](
[To read Peter Beinartâs piece is to slog through an array of misrepresentations and omissions, and to feel dismissed because we know he hopes we donât know enough to catch him](
[Gideon Remez](
[Lt. Col. Vindman, again I say: Come to Israel!](
[The officer who challenged US Pres. Trump would be a much-needed boost to the honor and moral strength of our own armed forces](
[David Mencer](
[I don’t like it when Boris Johnson speaks Hebrew](
[Broadcasting your disagreement on social media is not the action of one buddy to another, especially not one whoâs going through a tough time at home](
[Michael Melchior](
[‘Zion shall be redeemed with Justice’: Why I oppose annexation](
[The first, and central reason I oppose annexation is moral and ethical. I consider myself a Zionist. Because of Zionism, I immigrated with my family to Israel. I wholeheartedly believe in our right to self-determination in our homeland, morally, legally, historically and religiously. I personally believe that G-d had a hand in the national revival of our homeland and I believe in our rights and our connection to all parts of the country: Beit El, Shilo and Hebron, just like Beer Sheva, Lod and Tiberias. At the same time,...](
[Yossi Kuperwasser](
[The US should take Sudan off its state sponsors of terrorism list](
[US lawmakers must not let the crimes of Sudanâs former regime obscure the progress and moderation of its new leadership](
[Wearing the damn mask](
By [Shira Pasternak Be'eri](
[My mask makes me sweat. It muffles my voice, and blocks my smile from my grandson. But thereâs no fooling the coronavirus, so I wear it. Whatâs your excuse?](
[Barbara Pfeffer Billauer](
[First they lock us up, then they refuse ventilators. Whatâs next?](
[Policymakers see the elderly as disposable and miss the obvious: Old people die more than young people, especially when isolated](
[Michael J. Salamon](
[What about the wounded?](
[Those who donât die from COVID-19 may suffer confusion, clumsiness, overwhelming lethargy, painful tingling, visual issues, a cough, blood clotting, brain swelling, or brain damage](
[A.R. Vishny](
[We simply do not need another âFiddler on the Roofâ](
[Sure, nostalgia sells, but enough already! There are works of Jewish genius that have been ignored for too long. Here are some of them](
From the blogs
[The American alef-bet for the prayer we need now](
By [Sally Abrams](
[The US is reeling — from the pandemic, financial catastrophe, civic unrest, and the upcoming presidential election. This Independence Day, we need to remember what binds us](
[Micha Odenheimer](
[What âdefund the policeâ tells us about this moment in democracy](
[Those men and women in blue are symbols and agents of regimes that increasingly hamper our ability to control our own fate](
[Marc Kornblatt](
[WATCH: In search of America](
[Five years ago, I traveled the US to film what people had to say about society, the environment, the economy, and more. Seen now, what I captured with my camera is chilling](
[As I grieve for my daughter, I have a choice to make](
By [Judy Krasna](
[Twenty-seven years of having Gavriella as my child on this earth was a gift, but it wasnât nearly long enough. What we feel the strongest is love and loss](
choice voices
[Judy Klitsner](
[Thou shalt mind each other’s business](
[8 steps to counter the increased silence that comes with social distancing, and reduce the staggering opportunity for undetected, and thus undeterred, domestic abuse](
[Naomi Chazan](
[Why bother listening when you can just issue a decree?](
[The government announcement of a blanket ban on in-person university exams is a textbook example of how not to lead during a pandemic](
[Barbara Schwarck](
[I am a German gentile, and I have made Israel my home](
[I was sure the Jewish state did not want gay, German, non-Jews, but when I shifted my thinking and trusted my welcome here, I began to feel welcome too](
[Rachel Sharansky Danziger](
[Israel’s social workers are on strike; my sister is one of them](
[So often, social workers remain at their posts, with compassion and care for their clients, in spite of their abysmal working conditions and offensive salaries. No longer](
[Anne Gordon](
[All the king’s men (and a donkey)](
[How a biblical prophet learned that God is in charge from a talking donkey – without cracking a smile (Balak)](
[Nicholas Jagdeo](
[Finding the lost Jews of Trinidad](
[Iâm on a mission to document those who found refuge in the Caribbean nation and connect with their children: Maybe you know of someone?](
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