The SeeSaw
What Should I Tell My Toddler About Santa?
We’re going to the in-laws for Christmas and my son’s cousins believe in Santa. What, if anything, should I tell him about jolly old St. Nick?
How Long Can Distinction Between Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitism Survive?
The leaders of the University of California sought to thread a needle by distinguishing between harsh criticism of Israel and the anti-Semitism that often goes with it. Jane Eisner asks: How can long can this distinction hold?
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How Breaking the Silence Inspires My Pro-Israel Advocacy
The soldiers of Breaking the Silence are often accused of ‘airing Israel’s dirty laundry.’ But what if that can actually help the pro-Israel cause?
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Should Jewish Peoplehood Mean Anything in Our Post-Ethnic Moment?
Peoplehood as an end in itself can’t withstand our increasingly fluid Jewish identities, Deborah Waxman writes. What about peoplehood as a means to something greater?
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Get Tested for STDs This Month — It’s a Mitzvah
Let’s be frank: Being Jewish does not protect you from getting STDs.
In Response to North Carolina’s Law, a Jewish Case for Intersectionality
The right already embraces intersectionality. But the left has often been fragmented. Jay Michaelson explains why, when North Carolina harms LGBT people, it’s everyone’s problem.
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