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I started the car and WBBM was playing on the radio. From the back seat I heard, “Dad, why don’t you ever listen to music when you’re in the car? It’s always the news with you.” I couldn’t help but laugh out loud. In that moment, I realized I had become my dad—and I had never been happier.

by DAVID GOLDENBERGJune 7, 2018

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In Sweden, Jews and Muslims united around Israeli flags at a gay pride paradeJewish activists are helping families separated at the borderHolocaust comparisons are muddying the immigration debateUS leaves UN Human Rights Council over Israel bias5 must-know facts about Prince William’s historic visit to IsraelIn ‘The Catcher Was a Spy,’ Paul Rudd is a Jewish baseball player turned Nazi hunterTrump, like predecessors, signed letter on Israel’s undeclared nukesIsraeli minor was physically pressured to confess to West Bank firebombing, court rulesPsychology association faces pressure to boycott IsraelAny volunteers? You are tomorrow’s Jewish doers and leaders.

Arts

Simple foil packets make Dad a cooking hero this Father’s Day

If you want to see Dad really sparkle, set him up with these easy-to-make grill or oven roast packets.

by Laura FrankelJune 1, 2018

Arts

‘Sylvia’ cartoonist Nicole Hollander recalls her formative years in graphic memoir

Sassy, brassy, irreverent, and sardonic, Sylvia—of Nicole Hollander’s eponymous comic strip—was a must-read in up to 80 American papers during the cartoon’s lifespan of 30-plus years.

by ROBERT NAGLER MILLERJune 1, 2018

Local News

A stay-at-home dad tells his story

I was given a great gift: to be there, every day, in helping Jenna find her way in becoming the fantastic person she is.

by Joel CohenJune 1, 2018

World

Next generation of JUF philanthropists explores Morocco and Madrid

Our trip came at a time not only of a global rise in anti-Semitism, but also a fragmentation within the Jewish community at home on several important issues relating to Israel.

by MICHAEL TEPLITSKYMay 31, 2018

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