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Richard D. Gitlin

Oct 14, 2026, 4:44 AM

Tikkun Olam Begins at Home

I am not a rabbi or a scholar of Judaism. I am simply an American Jew who has watched with growing unease as Tikkun Olam, repairing the world, has become one of the defining ideas of Reform Judaism. There is...

Oct 1, 2026, 8:14 PM

What a Different Pro-Israel Position Actually Requires

In the first essay in this series, I argued that one reason Israel has become so difficult to discuss in Black political circles is that “pro-Israel” is often treated as though it describes a single political position. It does...

Steve Glickstein

Oct 1, 2026, 5:45 PM

Security Guards Can’t Change Hearts

Security Guards Can't Change Hearts
Created by Steve Glickstein with AI

A guard can stop someone at the door. A guard can't change what they believe about Jews. We need guards more than ever. But if guards are all we have, we're only surviving. Every time I enter or leave a...

Sep 25, 2026, 5:24 PM

Black Lives Matter and the Test of Black-Jewish Solidarity

One of the easiest ways to misunderstand Black-Jewish relations is to compare the Civil Rights Movement at its most idealized with Black Lives Matter at its most controversial. The comparison usually runs like this: in the 1960s, Jews stood...

Sep 18, 2026, 6:25 PM

There Is No Single Black Democratic Position on Israel

What Black political diversity reveals about Israel, Gaza and coalition politics One sentence in this series deserves an essay of its own: there is no single “Jewish position,” and there is no single “Black position.” The point is easy to...

Nicholas Jagdeo

Sep 15, 2026, 11:18 AM

Everyone’s Self-Identity Counts – Except the Jews

Everyone's Identity Matters - Except the Jews

How important is your identity to you? What happens if someone tries to take your identity away from you - not just insult your identity, but claim it never belonged to you at all? How would you respond or...

Sep 11, 2026, 5:51 PM

Shared Legacies Are Not Enough

Why remembering the civil-rights alliance is necessary—and not enough SERIES I — PART I In July 2024, I wrote a Boston Herald column titled “Blacks, Jews Must Remember Shared Legacy.” I still believe that. If younger Black and Jewish Americans do...

Sep 3, 2026, 7:57 PM

A Queen’s Gambit: The Sacrifice And The Message

Politics is often spoken through dog-whistles. According to the Blue Square Alliance, "…dog whistles are coded signals–phrases, numbers, or symbols–that carry a hidden meaning. To most people they look harmless, but to those inside extremist circles they are instantly recognizable…The...

Andrew Esensten

Sep 3, 2026, 2:23 PM

Police violence against African Hebrew Israelites must stop

Ben Brownlee was harassed by a police officer while singing outside of the Be'er Sheva central train station in July. (Courtesy)

Yahdeen White went to a club in Eilat last month looking to have a good time. By the end of the night, the 38-year-old was bloodied, bruised, and traumatized — the victim of a vicious police beating. “They beat me...

Masimba Musodza

Aug 30, 2026, 11:51 AM

Nothing Racist About Ali G

A few days ago, I came across a trailer of the forthcoming Ali G movie. Maybe forthcoming is not the right word, because it looks like the movie, which returns one of Sacha Baron Cohen's characters to the screen...

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