Noam E. Marans

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Aug 12, 2024, 3:24 PM

‘As the trauma continues unresolved’: Mourning and hope on Tisha B’Av

Tisha B'Av prayers at the Western Wall tunnels in the Old City of Jerusalem, August 13, 2016. (Yaakov Lederman/ Flash90)

It's too soon to know whether Tisha B’Av is elastic enough to hold October 7 – we’re still a long way from the P of PTSD

Apr 18, 2024, 8:08 PM

Mah Nishtanah, How Is This Night Different?

How does one celebrate Passover and sing the songs of jubilation when Israel and the Jewish people feel – and actually are – so threatened? The Seder and the Haggadah (literally, the telling) tell us how to do it. Denialism...

Dec 31, 2023, 6:30 PM

Back from Israel: A love letter of worry, mourning, pride, and resolve

The Israeli motto of the moment is #BringThemHomeNow, translated to or from the Hebrew, “Machzirim otam ha-bye’tah akhshav.” But the Hebrew and English are not exactly the same, and the difference is instructive. The English, perhaps a call to the world, is...

Nov 11, 2023, 2:10 PM

To Christian leaders: Your Jewish neighbors need you

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To those who failed to see our pain, please reconsider. For most Jews, this is the most vulnerable moment of their lifetimes

Aug 18, 2020, 4:07 PM

I spoke to Nick Cannon about anti-Semitism. This is what I learned.

If a celebrity with such influence in the Black community is willing to expose hate for what it is, we must partner with him

Jun 2, 2014, 9:29 PM

Presbyterians, BDS and Israel — here we go again

Hoping that at its upcoming General Assembly the Church will reject anti-Zionism and get back to pursuing peace

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About Me

Rabbi Noam E. Marans is the American Jewish Committee’s director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations.