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Setting an intention How to prepare and how to begin

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How to Win the Israel-Hamas Social Media War (While Protecting Your Mental Health)
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Soulful Jewish Living podcast series
Columbia students participate in a rally and vigil in support of Israel at the university on October 12, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Jewish wisdom for navigating this time of war
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Self-care tips when the news gets too overwhelming

Facilitation tips Keys to successful conversations

Columbia students participate in a rally and vigil in support of Israel at the university on October 12, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Podcast: Meta-narratives of the Israel-Hamas war
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The Power of Healthy Disagreements
Rockets launched towards Israel from the northern Gaza Strip and response from the Israeli missile defense system known as the Iron Dome leave streaks through the sky on May 14, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza. (Photo by Fatima Shbair/Getty Images)
How to talk about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with your friends
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What does Judaism say about disagreements?
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Podcast: The sounds of silence
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The Israeli-Palestinian Context

Current Events What’s going on in Israel?

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What is Hamas
Members of Zaka remove a civilian killed days earlier after Hamas terrorists attacked Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 10, 2023. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
Hamas' brutal attacks at Kibbutz Be'eri and Kibbutz Kfar Aza
A video shows the chaos of the Hamas attack on the Supernova music festival in Re'im, Israel. (Screenshot: NBC News)
Hamas' attack on Israel's Supernova festival
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Why Israel must destroy Hamas
Photographs of some of those taken hostage by Hamas terrorists during their recent attacks are seen on October 18, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
War crimes and crimes against humanity: Hamas' atrocities against Israel
Natalie Portman attends HBO Documentary Films' Series "Angel City" Los Angeles Premiere at Pacific Design Center on May 4, 2023 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Who are the celebrities supporting Israel during the war?

History How did we get here?

Unpacking Israeli History
Unpacking Israeli History podcast
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Can the Israeli-Palestinian conflict be solved?
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, explained
Hamas members are seen during a military show in the Bani Suheila district on July 20, 2017 in Gaza City. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
What is Hamas?
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Israel's disengagement from Gaza
Palestinian children purchase food from a street vendor next to a Hamas police station adorned with paintings of abducted Israeli solider, Gilad Shalit, and air force pilot, Ron Arad on March 29, 2010 in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip. (Photo by Warrick Page/Getty Images)
Should Israel ransom captured citizens?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the UN. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Are Israel and Saudi Arabia about to strike a normalization deal?

Tough Questions Encountering challenging questions

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Is Israel committing war crimes?
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Are Jews white?
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Have Israelis & Palestinians ever made peace?
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Did Israel conquer Palestine?
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Is the IDF held to a higher moral standard?
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Is criticizing Israel antisemitic?
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Antisemitism, Explained

Zionism Unpacking Zionism

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The true origins of modern Zionism
The Italian-Jewish conductor Arturo Toscanini thanks Bronislaw Huberman, the founder of the Palestine Symphony Orchestra, at the opening concert in Tel Aviv in 1936. Huberman, who foresaw the Holocaust, persuaded 75 Jewish musicians from major European orchestras to immigrate to Palestine, creating what he called the “materialization of the Zionist culture in the fatherland.” (Photo by Abraham Pisarek via Getty Images)
What is Zionism? Six different types of Zionist thinking
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Why Zionism is still important to so many today
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Zionism Revisited (video series)

Taking Action Using ritual to honor those who are suffering

An Israeli flag is raised over a tank in Jerusalem. (Photo by David Butow/Corbis via Getty Images)
Prayers for Israel during this time of war
An Israeli soldier is seen on the Israel-Gaza border on October 9, 2023. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images)
How to support Israeli soldiers and civilians amid the Hamas attacks
An Israeli soldier stands on his tank in a deployment area on November 22, 2012 on Israel's border with the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Tips for Israeli soldiers on the front lines from a 2014 Gaza war veteran
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Feeling powerless in chaos (podcast)

Celebrating with joy Am Yisrael Chai

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5 Jewish languages you didn't know existed
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How Mizrahi music took over Israeli pop
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The surprising history of the Star of David
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Jewish food: more than just matza ball soup

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