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Finding Helen Keller’s Thank You-Note to a Southern Rabbi

“The birds are gone.  The life that throbbed through tree, bush and grass is stilled.  The ground is frozen so ...

We Have Met the Enemy

On September 10, 1813, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led the U.S. Navy to victory in the pivotal Battle of Lake Erie, which ...

What Tisha B’Av Can Learn From Ramadan

I did not fast during Ramadan. But I did somehow experience a little bit of the meaning of the Muslim ...

Cheryl Moch & Cinderella’s Real True Story

This June Keshet is so very excited to be partnering with the Jewish Women’s Archive to celebrate Pride. Each week we will bring ...

Robert E. Lee is not Moses

What does the rebellion of Korach against Moses have to do with the Confederate flag? Korach is a close relative ...

Painful Hope

I had no idea that the day I met Ali Abu Awwad would signal a radical turning point in my ...

Leslie Feinberg: Activist & Author

This June Keshet is so very excited to be partnering with the Jewish Women’s Archive to celebrate Pride. Each week we will bring ...

Lesley Gore: Lesbian, Jewish, Feminist

This June Keshet is so very excited to be partnering with the Jewish Women’s Archive to celebrate Pride. Each week we will bring ...

Jewish Pirates and Other Treasures

It’s the end of the summer, and my children are educating me about Jewish pirates.“They lived in the Caribbean in ...

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