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Not all Jews are Zionists and not all Zionists are Jews, but say anything negative about the political ideology of Zionism or speak in favour of Palestine and the chances are, regardless of your relig...

Israelis are tired of new elections, and of Netanyahu, but you won’t find them tilting at the windmills of Jewish progressives anytime soon.

It’s inauguration day, the day on which we enact the greatest ritual of American democracy: the transfer of power. Between the restrictions necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic and the substantially heightened security imposed following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration will be like none other before it. His predecessor, President Donald Trump, will not be in attendance, another break from the norm. And yet the core routines will persist, including the ne...

Rabbis closed up shuls But we’re all in this gale Voting done by mail We’re all Keynesians for now Apply that know-how Isn’t up in Canada Einat Wilf Einat Wilf, author and former member of Knesset: As a mother of three children still in their first school years, who previously assumed she was tethered to their school schedules for the next decade of their lives, COVID-19 has liberated me from any sense of commitment to their school programs or schedules. Through the lockdowns, I have lear...