Clearly, this is an effort to mitigate Jews’ pain as victims of hate, and instead neutralize us as part of one big Semitic group. …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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1/3/19
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When I think of Chanukah in Jerusalem, I think of the fiery winter sunsets. Like a signal that it’s time to kindle the Chanukah lamps, the sun seems to illuminate the entire city, a message of …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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12/5/18
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What a painful week. The ugly tentacles of anti-Semitism came out from all directions.
Before the news of Airbnb’s boycott of Jewish apartments in Judea and Samaria, before the bloodcurdling …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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11/30/18
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Whenever election season rolls around, especially Election Day itself, I get that feel-good democracy vibe. If I was making a “These Are a Few of My Favorite Things” list, I would add …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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11/13/18
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Bloodshed at Tree of Life. The painful irony.
This coming Shabbat, just before the Torah is returned to the ark, almost every Jewish congregation will sing the melodious “Eitz …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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11/7/18
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I’m so worried about the situation on the Gaza border, yet I rarely hear a peep about it in the news — even in the Israeli news cycle.
Is this just the new normal that Israel is …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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10/31/18
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Holocaust Day in 2017 was the first one …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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10/29/18
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When I departed New York for Denver before Rosh Hashanah, neighbors in my heavily Jewish building asked if they could put up a Rosh Hashanah guest in my apartment. “Sure!” I replied. …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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10/13/18
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As we approached Shabbat Shuva, teshuva, loosely translated as repentance but literally meaning return, was on my mind.
I have long been intrigued by teshuva personalities. In Tanach, even …
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By Tehilla Goldberg
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9/21/18
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Ahed Tamimi, the Palestinian teenager who beat up IDF soldiers on camera, was released from Israeli prison after eight months. She thrives on attention. She has verbalized her support for …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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8/8/18
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