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This is appalling.
November 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This is appalling.
Slingshot, a non-profit focused on young, Jewish philanthropy, released “Portrait of Next-Gen Jewish Giving Today.” This report offers a holistic profile of what motivates the next generation of Jewish philanthropists.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Slingshot, a non-profit focused on young, Jewish philanthropy, released “Portrait of Next-Gen Jewish Giving Today.” This report offers a holistic profile of what motivates the next generation of Jewish philanthropists.
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AI vs Antisemitism? The Anti-Defamation League is out with a new study today exploring the possibility of AI as a tool to fight antisemitism.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
AI vs Antisemitism? The Anti-Defamation League is out with a new study today exploring the possibility of AI as a tool to fight antisemitism.
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Judaism teaches us that we are all created in God’s image. B’tzelem Elohim.
We wish we didn’t have to honor Transgender Day of Remembrance, yet dozens of trans folk are killed each year in acts of anti-trans violence.
We wish we didn’t have to honor Transgender Day of Remembrance, yet dozens of trans folk are killed each year in acts of anti-trans violence.
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Judaism teaches us that we are all created in God’s image. B’tzelem Elohim.
We wish we didn’t have to honor Transgender Day of Remembrance, yet dozens of trans folk are killed each year in acts of anti-trans violence.
We wish we didn’t have to honor Transgender Day of Remembrance, yet dozens of trans folk are killed each year in acts of anti-trans violence.
War and Religiosity: A new study by the Jewish Public Policy Institute shows the Israel-Gaza war has caused an increase in religious observance and a politically rightward shift among Jewish Israelis, particularly among the young.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
War and Religiosity: A new study by the Jewish Public Policy Institute shows the Israel-Gaza war has caused an increase in religious observance and a politically rightward shift among Jewish Israelis, particularly among the young.
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On Trans Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans and nonbinary people whose lives were taken by violence. As anti-LGBTQ+ attacks escalate, we reaffirm: Jewish values demand inclusion. Everyone deserves to live openly, safely, and without fear. May their memories be a blessing.
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
On Trans Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans and nonbinary people whose lives were taken by violence. As anti-LGBTQ+ attacks escalate, we reaffirm: Jewish values demand inclusion. Everyone deserves to live openly, safely, and without fear. May their memories be a blessing.
Faculty Disunion: Marc Dollinger, chair of Jewish Studies at SFSU, addresses the CSU faculty union’s anti-Jewish, alienating actions.
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OPINION | CSU faculty union alienates its Jewish members
The California Faculty Association has inadequately responded to the criticism that it has advanced a classic antisemitic trope.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Faculty Disunion: Marc Dollinger, chair of Jewish Studies at SFSU, addresses the CSU faculty union’s anti-Jewish, alienating actions.
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A new study shows 51% of US rabbinate students identify as LGBTQ. It’s a compelling statistic marking a cultural shift happening among younger Jews.
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Surging LGBTQ enrollment in Jewish seminaries signals 'astounding' shift in US rabbinate - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A surge in LGBTQ rabbinical students reflects long-delayed access and a changing model of spiritual leadership, raising questions about a possible ‘queering’ of the non-Orthodox rabbinate.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A new study shows 51% of US rabbinate students identify as LGBTQ. It’s a compelling statistic marking a cultural shift happening among younger Jews.
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New research from the American Psychiatry Association finds Jewish participants exhibited significant increases in depression and anxiety following the October 7 attack. Report author Leah Hibel suggests a national public health response:
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OPINION | Rising antisemitism is a national public health crisis
Definitional debates about antisemitism are a distraction. Many Jews fear for their safety, and it’s impacting their mental health.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
New research from the American Psychiatry Association finds Jewish participants exhibited significant increases in depression and anxiety following the October 7 attack. Report author Leah Hibel suggests a national public health response:
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Tomorrow (Nov 19) at 7:00 pm CST, please join the Aaron Family JCC in welcoming Shari Rabin, author of The Jewish South, for the Dallas Jewish Bookfest! Come hear Rabin discuss her work and this neglected facet of the American experience.
Get tickets for this in-person event here: buff.ly/PutQfUQ
Get tickets for this in-person event here: buff.ly/PutQfUQ
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Tomorrow (Nov 19) at 7:00 pm CST, please join the Aaron Family JCC in welcoming Shari Rabin, author of The Jewish South, for the Dallas Jewish Bookfest! Come hear Rabin discuss her work and this neglected facet of the American experience.
Get tickets for this in-person event here: buff.ly/PutQfUQ
Get tickets for this in-person event here: buff.ly/PutQfUQ
Benevolent Bagels: The birth of Boichik Bagels, reigning champ of Bay Area bagels: jweekly.com/2025/11/13/h...
THE J. INTERVIEW | Emily Winston's ‘benevolent bagel empire’
From kitchen table pop-up to California bagel empire, Emily Winston of Boichik Bagels brings the community together over fresh bagels.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Benevolent Bagels: The birth of Boichik Bagels, reigning champ of Bay Area bagels: jweekly.com/2025/11/13/h...
The @jfederations.bsky.social General Assembly* is in full swing this week in Washington DC. 2,000 Jewish communal leaders are meeting to discuss what’s next for Israel, Jewish safety, and deepening engagement. Follow along here: generalassembly.org
| The General Assembly 2025
Join us as we explore the future of Jewish education, philanthropy, and our community — taking the Federation Movement farther than ever before.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The @jfederations.bsky.social General Assembly* is in full swing this week in Washington DC. 2,000 Jewish communal leaders are meeting to discuss what’s next for Israel, Jewish safety, and deepening engagement. Follow along here: generalassembly.org
Read our interview with @nexusproject.bsky.social National Director Jonathan Jacoby on antismeitism, authoritarianism, democracy, and history.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Read our interview with @nexusproject.bsky.social National Director Jonathan Jacoby on antismeitism, authoritarianism, democracy, and history.
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Over on Substack, I wrote about some of the background of my piece on Indiana University and how it ties into a German approach to fighting antisemitism that I covered a few years ago
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Behind a strange controversy over Jewish studies and antisemitism at Indiana University
I thought the German approach to antisemitism could never work in the United States. Maybe I was wrong.
antisemitismdecoded.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Over on Substack, I wrote about some of the background of my piece on Indiana University and how it ties into a German approach to fighting antisemitism that I covered a few years ago
antisemitismdecoded.substack.com/p/behind-a-s...
antisemitismdecoded.substack.com/p/behind-a-s...
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WATCH: After Zohran's election, some asked us why the ADL — founded to keep Jews safe — is trying to keep Jews afraid with a “Mamdani Monitor.
We made a video about how the same group that excused Elon Musk’s Nazi salute is helping Trump and capitulating to authoritarianism.
We made a video about how the same group that excused Elon Musk’s Nazi salute is helping Trump and capitulating to authoritarianism.
November 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
WATCH: After Zohran's election, some asked us why the ADL — founded to keep Jews safe — is trying to keep Jews afraid with a “Mamdani Monitor.
We made a video about how the same group that excused Elon Musk’s Nazi salute is helping Trump and capitulating to authoritarianism.
We made a video about how the same group that excused Elon Musk’s Nazi salute is helping Trump and capitulating to authoritarianism.
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More (51%) non-Orthodox rabbinical students are queer or trans (LGBTQ) than NOT, according to a new survey.
12% are nonbinary (58% women, 30% men)
16% are Jews by choice
12% ID as a race other than white.
12% are nonbinary (58% women, 30% men)
16% are Jews by choice
12% ID as a race other than white.
What the first major study of the US rabbinate reveals - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The rabbinate is older, happier and more diverse than previously known, according to the study.
www.jta.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
More (51%) non-Orthodox rabbinical students are queer or trans (LGBTQ) than NOT, according to a new survey.
12% are nonbinary (58% women, 30% men)
16% are Jews by choice
12% ID as a race other than white.
12% are nonbinary (58% women, 30% men)
16% are Jews by choice
12% ID as a race other than white.
Rabbi Research: The Atra Center for Rabbinic Innovation just released a comprehensive study of the rabbinate in the US. Notable for its breadth and rigor, the repott counts 4,144 rabbis in the US (excluding Haredi). atrarabbis.org/research/rab...
From Calling to Career: Mapping the Current State and Future of Rabbinic Leadership
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November 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Rabbi Research: The Atra Center for Rabbinic Innovation just released a comprehensive study of the rabbinate in the US. Notable for its breadth and rigor, the repott counts 4,144 rabbis in the US (excluding Haredi). atrarabbis.org/research/rab...
Mayoral Faultlines: Progressive Jewish groups call out the ADL’s double standard on strong Mamdani response:
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Progressive Jewish groups say ADL’s ‘Mamdani Monitor’ is ‘Islamophobic and racist’
Jewish organizations are split along ideological and strategic lines over how to interact with the mayor-elect.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Mayoral Faultlines: Progressive Jewish groups call out the ADL’s double standard on strong Mamdani response:
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Studying Sephardic Inclusion: JIMENA just released two new reports about the state of inclusion efforts in Jewish day schools and camps in New York and Los Angeles.
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Reports on Sephardic Inclusion in Jewish Day Schools and Camps in LA and NYC - JIMENA
For Immediate Release New JIMENA Studies Reveal Progress and Persistent Gaps in Sephardi and Mizrahi Inclusion Across Jewish Schools and Camps While 79% of faculty in New York report say they’re comfo...
www.jimena.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Studying Sephardic Inclusion: JIMENA just released two new reports about the state of inclusion efforts in Jewish day schools and camps in New York and Los Angeles.
www.jimena.org/sephardic-in...
www.jimena.org/sephardic-in...
Aaron Dorfman of a A More Perfect Union, a pro-democracy Jewish organization, on the costs of rabbis' political endorsements: “They oversimplify moral leadership. They divide communities. And they come with political pressures that erode trust and integrity.”
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One lesson of NYC's mayoral election: Rabbis' political endorsements come with a cost - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The head of a pro-democracy Jewish advocacy group weighs in.
www.jta.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Aaron Dorfman of a A More Perfect Union, a pro-democracy Jewish organization, on the costs of rabbis' political endorsements: “They oversimplify moral leadership. They divide communities. And they come with political pressures that erode trust and integrity.”
www.jta.org/2025/11/07/i...
www.jta.org/2025/11/07/i...
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FEATURED JOB: Stanford University - Eli Reinhard Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jewish Studies at Stanford
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Eli Reinhard Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jewish Studies | Taube Center for Jewish Studies
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November 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
FEATURED JOB: Stanford University - Eli Reinhard Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jewish Studies at Stanford
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This could be framed as either “an overwhelming two-thirds of New York Jews voted against Mamdani” or as “a record 1 in 3 New York Jews supported an avowed anti-Zionist.” Both framings are technically true, but bear very different implications.
This is a stunning political realignment--Mamdani lost Jews, Catholics, and Protestants but won by sweeping "Other" and "None."
As a Jewish voter in the 33% I hope my neighbors (literally) in the 63%, who were flooded with dishonest mailers, social media, and texts, will now keep an open mind.
As a Jewish voter in the 33% I hope my neighbors (literally) in the 63%, who were flooded with dishonest mailers, social media, and texts, will now keep an open mind.
November 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This could be framed as either “an overwhelming two-thirds of New York Jews voted against Mamdani” or as “a record 1 in 3 New York Jews supported an avowed anti-Zionist.” Both framings are technically true, but bear very different implications.
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“The sun may have set over our city this evening. But as Eugene Debs once said, ‘I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.’”
Learn more about Eugene Debs and how @forward.com's earliest years were closely intertwined with him.
Learn more about Eugene Debs and how @forward.com's earliest years were closely intertwined with him.
Mamdani quoted Eugene Debs in his victory speech — there's a long Jewish history there
Mamdani quoted Eugene Debs in his victory speech — a 1900s socialist leader with a long history of Jewish support in the Forward.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“The sun may have set over our city this evening. But as Eugene Debs once said, ‘I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.’”
Learn more about Eugene Debs and how @forward.com's earliest years were closely intertwined with him.
Learn more about Eugene Debs and how @forward.com's earliest years were closely intertwined with him.
Peter Beinhart on Mamdani: "By bringing together anti-Zionists and liberal Zionists, Mamdani has forged a coalition that allows Americans who disagree in their ultimate vision for Palestine and Israel to work together to end unconditional US support for Israel." jewishcurrents.org/mamdani-crea...
Mamdani Created a Left-Liberal Coalition on Israel/Palestine
The surprising story of the New York mayoral campaign is not liberal Zionist opposition to Mamdani’s campaign, but their support.
jewishcurrents.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Peter Beinhart on Mamdani: "By bringing together anti-Zionists and liberal Zionists, Mamdani has forged a coalition that allows Americans who disagree in their ultimate vision for Palestine and Israel to work together to end unconditional US support for Israel." jewishcurrents.org/mamdani-crea...
Rainbow Connection: In Jewish Culture and History, Teresa Bernheimer explores how discussions of the rainbow traverse centuries and cross boundaries of language, genre, and religious tradition.
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Retracing the Reception of Greek Ideas on the Rainbow: Transformations in Pre-Modern Hebrew and Arabic Sources
What colours do we see in the rainbow? Pre-modern discussions are often based on translations and commentaries of ancient Greek texts, in particular Aristotle’s Meteorology. This study traces how A...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Rainbow Connection: In Jewish Culture and History, Teresa Bernheimer explores how discussions of the rainbow traverse centuries and cross boundaries of language, genre, and religious tradition.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....