Category Archives: Jewish

Synagogues are shortening the typically long Yom Kippur services to head off Zoom fatigue. Find your service here.

TIMES OF ISRAEL Want to attend a US online Yom Kippur service? Here are some options by JTA September 27, 2020 The global pandemic has upended traditional High Holiday services this year, closing synagogues or severely limiting attendance for the … Continue reading

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“At a time when Jews are supposed to look within and admit fault, too many of us are virtue signaling and delegitimizing our opponents. Can we stop?”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Can we forgive each other? by Jonathan S. Tobin September 27, 2020 …The Days of Awe are a moment in time when we should focus on finding the courage and the moral strength to … Continue reading

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“Ginsburg embodied a particular ambivalence in Jewish life that is found in no other faith community”

JNS RBG: An American Jewish justice warrior by Melanie Phillips September 24, 2020 The obituary in Britain’s Guardian newspaper of the iconic liberal US Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last weekend, provoked outrage among a number of … Continue reading

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University of Illinois student government conflates #BDS and #BLM

ALGEMEINER Jewish Students at University of Illinois Decry Passage of Anti-Israel Divestment Resolution During High Holidays by Benjamin Kerstein September 24, 2020 The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s student government on Wednesday night voted in favor of a pro-BDS resolution … Continue reading

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Using Google to spread antisemitism

JTA A Google search for ‘Jewish baby strollers’ yields anti-Semitic images. An extremist campaign may be to blame by Ben Sales September 25, 2020 The Google results are shocking: Do an image search for “Jewish baby strollers” and you’ll see … Continue reading

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“In this High Holiday season, when we want to make amends with others, Howes’ illuminating book is a valuable guide “to make things right”

JEWISH BOSTON When Saying “I’m Sorry” Isn’t Enough by Judy Bolton-Fasman September 14, 2020 “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced,” said James Baldwin. Clinical psychologist Molly Howes takes Baldwin’s … Continue reading

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20 years on, the memory of the Second Intifada still lingers

JERUSALEM POST The Second Intifada: A defining event that reshaped the nation by Herb Keinon September 17, 2020 The place names still send shivers up and down the spine. The police station in Ramallah; Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood; the Dolphinarium discotheque … Continue reading

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El Al now owned by 27-year-old yeshiva student

YESHIVA WORLD El Al Announces Resumption Of Flights Following Rozenberg’s Purchase Of 42.9% Of The Co. September 18, 2020 El Al announced on Thursday that it is resuming passenger flights from October 1 and cargo flights from September 21, Army … Continue reading

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This year, Jews are facing a challenging situation that may prevent them from properly exercising their religious traditions

JERUSALEM POST Jews invited to send notes to be placed in Western Wall for Yom Kippur by Tobias Siegal September 23, 2020 The Jewish Agency has launched a unique global project that will allow Jews from across the world to … Continue reading

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“The story of the unlikely Ginsburg-Scalia friendship is a symbol of political bridge-building and old-school decency”

THE FEDERALIST Ruth Bader Ginsburg Was A Great American by David Marcus September 19, 2020 …No one of us, no group of us can ever truly define America. America is in fact the process of coming to that definition. Ruth … Continue reading

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