their commitment to public life, as the question of how to address current issues becomes part of the general Jewish conversation, rather than something separate from it or as an add-on to discussion of Shabbat, kashrut, and other aspects of Jewish practice. Throughout her work, Jacobs integrates Jewish legal and narrative text, social science research, and stories of people she has met and with whom she has worked. Jacobs frequently called out the Trump administration for what she saw as its disregard for democracy and human rights at home and abroad: “Now is the time for principled opposition, not accommodation.” During Trump’s campaign for 2020 reelection, Jacobs opposed many of the president's actions, saying his campaign trafficked in anti-Semitism alongside racism, xenophobia, misogyny, homophobia, ableism and Islamophobia. Approach to Israeli-Palestinian relationship Jacobs believes a more positive and productive relationship between American Jews and Israel will depend on ending the occupation, legislating the equality of all Israeli citizens, and committing to democracy. She has said that “non-political programming” is for political show and that policy change is needed. Jacobs does not personally support the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement, but has criticized legislation to stifle boycotts against Israel and Israeli settlements. Jacobs has said these laws violate the First Amendment and open the door to broader government control of public discourse. In 2003, Jacobs, then a rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary, got into a public debate with Rabbi Daniel Gordis. She wrote an article for the JTS student bulletin in which she critiqued Israel's policies toward Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. The JTS administration censored the article, and David Freidenreich, the student editor of the bulletin, quit in protest. Jacobs and Freidenreich distributed around the school a copy of the censored article along with Freidenreich's letter of resignation. Gordis heard about the article and sent an e-mail excoriating Jacobs to his list of several thousand correspondents. Jacobs responded with a public plea for civil dialogue. Gordis sent a follow-up e-mail apologizing for any personal embarrassment he caused, without retracting any of his earlier comments. Bibliography American Jews, Stop Funding Jewish Terrorism Haaretz, May 2, 2021 Trump still appears to believe all Jews are really Israelis Washington Post, Dec. 12, 2019 How to tell when criticism of Israel is actually anti-Semitism Washington Post, May 18, 2018 There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice through Jewish Law and Tradition (Jewish