September 22, 2023
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In March, I had the good fortune to travel to the Deep South with 200 other Reconstructionist Jews from congregations around the country on a sobering yet uplifting journey that […]
Continue readingSeptember 15, 2023
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“The place that those who do teshuvah can attain; — those who are completely righteous can never attain. Be-makom she-ba’alei teshuvah omdin ein tzadikkim gemurim ye-kholin l’amode.“ (Tractate Berakhot 34b) […]
Continue readingSeptember 15, 2023
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Look around you on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur as the powerful, frightening piyyut (liturgical poem) of UnetaneTokef is sung during the Musaf prayer. This awe-inspiring section depicts how we […]
Continue readingSeptember 6, 2023
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Bradley Cooper is producing and directing Maestro, the Leonard Bernstein story. Apparently, it’s a role he’s coveted for a long time, but for reasons one can only speculate about, he felt it […]
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This piece originally ran on New Voices. TC Jewfolk is part of the New Voices Jewish Media Fellowship program. Subscribe to the New Voices newsletter. It’s not always been obvious to […]
Continue readingAugust 31, 2023
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Like it or not, “You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah” not only exists but is soaring in popularity in both Jewish and secular circles. As Jews, whether we […]
Continue readingAugust 22, 2023
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The opening performance of the Broadway revival of Parade was punctuated by a Neo-Nazi protest. Antisemitism rates in the United States are currently skyrocketing to levels unreached since the Holocaust. […]
Continue readingJune 27, 2023
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Last year, the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned nearly 50 years of federal precedent allowing abortion access as a constitutional right. Overnight, Minnesota became a Midwestern safe haven to those […]
Continue readingJune 9, 2023
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I was surprised by the enduring brilliance of the message behind one of my cherished childhood films. “An American Tail” holds up remarkably well, even in 2023. My brother, sister […]
Continue readingMay 25, 2023
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This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Three years ago today, George Floyd (z”l) was murdered […]
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