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Diversity and Israel

by Benjamin S. Sheinbein During my summer before my junior year of high school, I participated in a trip organized by my Jewish youth group to Poland and Israel. In Poland, I visited and toured the remains of horrific events from the Holocaust. This included some time at the Warsaw Ghetto, Auschwitz, and Majdanek, sites that truly tested my emotional

Ms. Information

By Morgan Miransky For anybody paying attention, the term “fake news” has come up with significant frequency. This is problematic for many reasons. It threatens our democracy, creates an opening for propaganda and state-run media, and makes it more difficult to have an informed electorate. Media is the fourth pillar of government. Since the creation of our country, sharing accurate

Jews and Presbyterians Working Best at the Grassroots

For some years now, the Jewish community has actively sought dialogue with members of the Presbyterian Church (USA) about Israel. While the national Church has traditionally been supportive of Israel, in recent decades, official policy has been marked more by increasingly strident and extreme criticism. Since 2004, Jews and Presbyterians have been meeting at local levels to learn from each

Religion as a Political Litmus Test? Flibbertigibbet!

By Evan Williams In nearly every cheesy political drama, there is a charismatic individual who, after much contemplation and, sometimes, a traumatic event, decides to run for office. When they do so, it seems like a team of public relations specialists appear from thin air, prodding said private-citizen-turned-public-figure with questions. The first is obvious: do you have any scandals, any