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WRITINGS

Read some of Zack's published work

Independence Day Parade

A Letter to My Fellow JCC Leaders: Don’t Be Irrelevant

Nov. 21, 2023

JCCA Blog

At Z3, we have no time for false moral equivalence

Nov. 2, 2023

J Weekly

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The Cities of Slaughter

Oct. 21, 2023

Times of Israel

How to Fight the Loneliness Epidemic

Sept. 7, 2023

OFJCC Blog "Live Soulfully"

The College Move-In Ritual

Sept. 7, 2023

Times of Israel

Israel’s contradictions are more obvious than ever — and that’s OK

July 14, 2023

J Weekly

Bonfire

Reinventing Jewish Holidays and Rituals

May 7, 2023

Jerusalem Post

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Purple Places: How American Jews might engage with Israel right now, and how our institutions can help

Feb. 27, 2023

The Times of Israel

Diaspora Jews, Israeli Jews divided over Israel

November 2022

The Jerusalem Post

At 125th anniversary of Zionism, looking forward to Zionism 3.0

September 2022

J– The Jewish News of Northern California

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The Yiddish word that gives us seven essential ingredients for a meaningful life

June 2022

Thrive Global

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Reclaiming the Z-word

May 2022

Sapir

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East coast Jews defined the last century of Jewish life. West coast Jews have the next

February 2022

Forward

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‘Why do Jewish?’ and why is that question so hard to answer?

December 2021

eJewish Philanthropy

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8 Core responsibilities
for strong leaders

February 2019

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

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Z3 2021: Developing an evolved Zionist ideology for the 21st century

December 2021

Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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Excerpt: Let me tell you why I 'do Jewish'

October 2021

J– The Jewish News of Northern California

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I support Israel because I am progressive

May 2021

The Times of Israel

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Zionism 3.0: Time to step it up on Israel-diaspora issues

November 2020

J– The Jewish News of Northern California

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We are on the precipice of another violent divide. We must embrace those we disagree with.

November 2020

Forward

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Jewish peoplehood 4.0:
it's time to upgrade our operating system

September 2020

Forward

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How a Silicon Valley mindset helped us host an epic zoom bar mitzvah

June 2020

Forward

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A Jewish leap year:
the new b'nai mitzvah

February 2020

eJewish Philanthropy

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In an era with two Jewish centers, we need a new Zionism

November 2019

Forward

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Finding your community

September 2019

The Times of Israel

Z3: Transcending our differences

May 2019

The Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education

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I brought my 14-year-old
to AIPAC. Here's what happened.

April 2019

Oshman Family Jewish Community Center

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8 Core responsibilities
for strong leaders

February 2019

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

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