As the reality of the interim deal with Iran sinks in, Israel-supporters are struggling with how to respond. Josh Mitnick, our Israel Correspondent, spoke to analysts who felt Jerusalem should pare back its demand that Iran give up its entire enrichment program. Our Editorial calls for focusing on the upcoming final agreement and dealing from strength, not weakness.

Staff Writer Stewart Ain spent time this week in Pine Bush, New York, where local residents expressed shock at a lawsuit alleging that the local school district is rife with anti-Semitism.

My column focuses on Ari Shavit, the Israeli journalist whose new book, "My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel," is receiving wide acclaim. He hopes the book will spark an honest, if difficult, conversation by diaspora and Israeli Jews on the Jewish state's complexities.

Also this week, JTS Chancellor Arnold Eisen responds to those ready to write off the Conservative movement; Yeshiva University, in financial emergency, looks for ways to stay solvent; Footsteps marks 10 years of helping former haredi young people make their way in the secular world; Associate Editor Jonathan Mark on fears of the "knockout" in Crown Heights; The Folksbiene Theater marks Theodore Bikel's 90th birthday; and Heather Robinson on the limits of online dating.

Enjoy the read, Happy Thanksgiving and Chanukah, and Shabbat shalom,