#SaveSadeh: Europe’s Only Jewish Farm Faces Eviction

By New Voices Editorial Board June 15, 2022

The potential closure of Sadeh Farm puts the future of a global Jewish farming movement at stake – especially for Jewish youth.

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Eight Nights of Jewish Zines: Ushpi(zine) by Linke Fligl

By New Voices Editorial Board December 13, 2020

“Diasporism offers a path to that future, one of teshuvah (return) and remembering.”

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Israel Now is What White South Africa Was

By Jonathan Katz May 7, 2014

 Activists often term Israel’s Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, and sometimes Israel itself, as constituting an “apartheid state.” So too do political figures concerned with ending the awful situation – be they Omar Barghouti, John Kerry, or Tzipi Livni. Indeed, it is a convenient, short, and powerful way to term the brutality of…

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Iron Fist

By David G. December 6, 2013

Last week at my Torah study group, I had a heated discussion with a peer in which I passionately played devil’s advocate. The two of us began with the topic of whether the Jews have ever violently shoved religion down others’ throats, and it ended with discussions of Zionism and Native Americans. In the middle…

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Let’s talk about bodily fluids

By jsiegel August 27, 2010

I don’t just mean the fluidity of our bodies, the smooth way that we have of using the natural world and then forgetting to call it the morning after. “I care for you, baby, and I’m sorry…” I walked into a grocery store yesterday – holy culture shock! I had forgotten there are people who…

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