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President Biden Kneels Before This Jewish Mom of 12 and We’re Kvelling
Last week, when Israel’s outgoing president Reuven Rivlin visited the White House and met President Joe Biden, he was, naturally, accompanied by Rivka Ravitz — Rivlin’s chief of staff, bureau chief and...
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I Took My Daughter to a Press Conference About School Covid Rules. It Was a...
My 12-year-old daughter has taken a keen interest in local politics since the pandemic began, particularly the school board. She’s seen how decisions on virtual school, quarantine and masks directly...
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My Kids Got Covid at Their Mask-Optional School. Now We’re Quarantining...
Sixteen school days. That’s how long it took for my mask-wearing 10-year-old daughter to contract Covid-19 at her mask-optional elementary school here in Texas. Sixteen days. I could have predicted...
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Colorado Governor Jared Polis’s Very Jewish Wedding Will Bring You Joy
Colorado Governor Jared Polis keeps making history! The first gay governor of any U.S. state and the first Jewish governor of the Centennial State also just became the first governor to wed a same-sex...
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Why Every Jewish Parent Needs to Participate in School Board Elections
Hyper-local elections were not something I’ve traditionally paid much attention to. I told myself that I was too busy tending to my kids, working, trying to find some space for self-care. Sure, I...
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My Tweet About Vaccinating My Kid Went Viral. Then Came the Antisemitic Trolls.
“how [sic] does it feel to have the most hated surname in the world,” the tweet read. After vaccinating my 6-year-old went viral on Twitter this weekend, I was prepared for a fair amount of abuse from...
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My School Board Meeting Turned Antisemitic. I Knew I Couldn’t Sit Idly By.
Elie Wiesel has been on my mind a lot recently, as I’ve begun writing a memoir about my Jewish family’s experiences during World War II in Libya. While most are familiar with the horrors inflicted on...
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The Jewish Case for Paid Family Leave
My wife was about halfway through her pregnancy with our first child — a full ten 10 years ago by now — when I asked my director about our agency’s leave policy for new parents. She answered me...
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Doug Emhoff Was Extra Grateful to Hang a Mezuzah in the VP House
Jewish second gentleman Doug Emhoff just won our hearts again with his super Jewish Thanksgiving tweet! The Jewish dad of two, Vice President Kamala (Momala) Harris’ hubby, and the first-ever second...
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Hear Doug Emhoff’s Moving Speech at the Historic White House Hanukkah Party
Doug Emhoff, the first second gentleman of our nation, keeps bringing us adorable Jewish moments to enjoy. On Thanksgiving, he shared that the moment he was most grateful for this year was hanging a...
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Ending Gun Violence Is an Inherently Jewish Responsibility
Editor’s note: This piece was originally published on December 2, 2021. We are republishing it today in light of the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. This has to stop. The desperate desire to...
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President Biden’s Moment With Two Holocaust Survivors at Yad Vashem Was So...
One of President Joe Biden‘s first stops on his presidential visit to Israel was Yad Vashem, Israel’s national Holocaust museum. There, the president donned a black kippah, laid down a wreath, attended...
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These Rabbis Want You to Turn Your Roe v Wade Rage Into Action
Rabbi Hara Person remembers marching for abortion rights in Washington back in 1992 while she was pregnant with her daughter, holding up a sign that said “pregnant by choice.” “I remember feeling very...
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Jewish Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Says Recent Rise in Antisemitism Has Him...
A lot of celebrities have been sharing Jewish solidarity, love and messages of resilience in the wake of Kanye West’s recent praise of Hitler and the rise of hate speech on social media. But not a lot...
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As a Pregnant Jewish Woman Running For Office, the Backlash I Faced Was Shocking
Next month I’m due to deliver my fourth baby. It’s the second baby in a row I am delivering in February, which, in Australia, is at the peak of summertime. I can’t say I love waddling around in the...
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Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Shares Moving Message of Jewish Pride to Teens
This week, Jewish Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff spoke at the Dallas BBYO International Convention, and he truly brought his best Jewish dad self to the gathering of the Jewish teen movement. Emhoff...
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This Transgender Jewish Teacher from New Jersey Made History
I found out about Paula Grossman while listening to one of my favorite podcasts, “Death Sex and Money.” In a wonderfully touching episode, host Anna Sales interviews Bernie Wagenblast, a journalist and...
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Trans Rabbi Elliot Kukla Wants a Better World for Queer Jewish Youth
Rabbi Elliot Kukla is surrounded by plants. They hang from his Oakland home ceiling, adorning his green-painted walls. Ferns even embellish his shirt as we speak over Zoom on a June afternoon. It is...
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Barbra Streisand Talks About Her Jewish Values in This Moving Speech
Back in April, Barbra Streisand was presented with the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award by Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor. Her acceptance speech, which was a little over 10...
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Dianne Feinstein Paved the Way for Jewish Women
Dianne Feinstein, who died this Thursday at age 90, was one of many, many firsts — she was the first female president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors; one of the two first Jewish female...
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