4+ hour, 25+ min ago   (156+ words) Protesters gather in south Minneapolis the day after an ICE agent killed Renee Good, January 8th, 2026. A version of this dvar Torah was delivered on Friday, January 23rd, at Shir Tikvah, a synagogue in south Minneapolis. And so, after a beat of…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1544+ words) Border Patrol agents belong to the same federal workers union as VA nurses, a situation some of Pretti's colleagues are determined to change. Alex Pretti's Killer May Be Part of His Union Border Patrol agents belong to the same federal…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (526+ words) Displaced Palestinians walk in front of their destroyed homes in Gaza, January 2026. Once we waited eagerly for rain'and when it came, we opened our windows without fear. Rain meant land, growth. It promised renewal. We spoke of it as something…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (276+ words) Jewish Currents presents a film by Alison Klayman about about a divided Jewish community in the lead-up to the election of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani. Premieres Tuesday, February 24th at 7 pm at NYC's IFC, followed by a conversation with…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (248+ words) The eyes of Ghassan Kanafani, painted by Palestinian American artist Chris Gazaleh and installed in the hills of Batan al-Hawa in Jerusalem. I Witness Silwan murals on the hillside of Batan al-Hawa, which include the eyes of Silwan community members,…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (620+ words) Aron Wander: Nathan, what's bringing you to this conversation? With that in mind, we'll turn to the first source by Rabbi Aharon Shmuel Tamares. He was a Lithuanian anarchist, pacifist, and Orthodox rabbi in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He's…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (253+ words) To learn more about this iteration of Trump's travel ban, the implications for Palestinians, and what the new restrictions say about Trump's broader immigration agenda, Jewish Currents spoke to Samah Sisay, a staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (580+ words) People mourn during a funeral at Al-Shifa Hospital for victims of Israeli attacks on Gaza City, September 3rd, 2025. War revises emotion. Sorrow is stifled. Sadness is stunted. In Gaza, children are informed that their parents are martyrs, not victims. Women are…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1237+ words) The paper's Gaza coverage continues its pattern of downplaying US-backed atrocities in Bangladesh, East Timor, and Guatemala. The Genocides The New York Times Forgot The paper's Gaza coverage continues its pattern of downplaying US-backed atrocities in Bangladesh, East Timor, and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (367+ words) Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani holds a press conference announcing transition committees to advance his affordability agenda in New York City, November 24th, 2025. As Zohran Mamdani prepares to take office on January 1st, the enemies of New York's mayor-elect are already maneuvering to thwart…...