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Report
Mask Off
At its flagship conference, AIPAC has embraced partisan Israel politics.
Noah Kulwin March 25, 2019
Roundtable
Let’s Deal in Reality, Not Theory
Rabbi Jill Jacobs argues against “diving back into political theory.”
Rabbi Jill Jacobs March 25, 2019
Roundtable
Is Anti-Zionism the Only Option?
Shaul Magid asks whether opposition to Zionism is the only morally viable path forward.
Shaul Magid March 25, 2019
Roundtable
Fundamentally Inward-Looking
A rabbi and longtime activist argues against the wisdom of JVP declaring itself anti-Zionist.
Rabbi Michael Davis March 25, 2019
Roundtable
Brave, Historic, and Long Overdue
A Palestinian professor weighs in on the JVP anti-Zionism statement.
Sherene Seikaly March 25, 2019
Roundtable
An Opportunity for Jews to Reconsider Our Trauma
The JVP statement asks Jews to make new meaning out of our losses.
Manijeh Nasrabadi March 25, 2019
Essay
Jewish Communities Must Root Out Islamophobia
After New Zealand, we need to challenge all institutions that fund anti-Muslim bigotry.
Donna Nevel March 22, 2019
Poetry
Purim-Shpiel
Maia Evrona March 21, 2019
Essay
This Purim, Stand Against Kahanism
We are still living with the consequences of the Hebron massacre.
Maya Rosen March 20, 2019
Essay
Sites of Worship, Sites of Resistance
After Christchurch, communities of faith must fight white supremacy with solidarity.
Rebecca Pierce March 19, 2019
Essay
Crocodile Tears After Christchurch
The right will never accept responsibility for the Islamophobia it has stoked.
Noah Kulwin March 16, 2019
Review
Grave Disturbances
Anna Burns’s Milkman bears witness to the private pain subsumed in political violence.
Jess Bergman March 13, 2019
Essay
Beyond the Black-Jewish Alliance
The only way to fix the relationship is to start over.
Nylah Burton March 8, 2019
Conversation
America’s Jewish Colonizers
The author of The Jews’ Indian connects North American Jewish migration to colonial history.
Hadas Binyamini March 7, 2019
Review
Strange Tales
Sabrina Orah Mark’s Wild Milk reconfigures shattered fairy tales into surreal new fables.
Eleanor Gold March 6, 2019
Essay
AIPAC Isn’t the Whole Story
The Israel lobby represents a broad constellation of interests.
Jonah S. Boyarin March 4, 2019
Report
The Israel Lobby’s Plan to Save Its Influence
AIPAC allies are launching a group aimed at collecting small-dollar donations for pro-Israel politicians.
Noah Kulwin March 4, 2019
Report
Netanyahu’s Cynical Betrayal of Holocaust History
Israel has made a Faustian bargain with the Central European far right.
Alex Kane February 28, 2019
Comic
The Newlyweds
Netanyahu’s new Jewish nuptials.
Eli Valley February 28, 2019
Review
Through the Looking Glass
Our American Israel examines the projections and anxieties that animate the US-Israel relationship.
Mari Cohen February 26, 2019
Obituary
Al Vorspan, 1924-2019: A Portrait in Mentshlikhkayt
Jewish Currents’ editor emeritus remembers the founder of the Religious Action Center.
Lawrence Bush February 25, 2019
Conversation
Spiritual Skillshare
Two multidisciplinary artists discuss the film about their chavruta, exchanging drum lessons for bat mitzvah lessons.
Gabriela Geselowitz February 22, 2019
Poetry
Taxi Poems
Four poems from the manuscript Today in the Taxi.
Sean Singer February 21, 2019
Essay
Bad Faith
The dogpile on Ihan Omar reinforces the double-standard for women of color.
Nylah Burton February 14, 2019
