Jordan Star is a recent graduate of NYU and a 2016 Venture for America Fellow.
Jordan Star
By Jordan Star
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Community The Significant Differences Between Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia
Recently, someone was adamant in telling me that Judaism is one of the world’s three largest religions, among Islam and Christianity. I hear this all the time. It’s an incredibly problematic misconception, and reeks of anti-Semitic undertones. I am all for Jewish-Muslim solidarity, and it’s a huge part of my life. That said, we Jews…
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Community The Ultimate Day of Vulnerability: When Yom Kippur and National Coming Out Day Overlap
Today is National Coming Out Day, and tonight is the beginning of Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur is Judaism’s highest holiday, and on it, we happen to read those infamous words, “A man shall not lie with a man as he does with a woman; it is an abomination” (Leviticus 18:22). As a gay Jew, even…
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Community This Yom Kippur, I Apologize for Not Taking Donald Trump Seriously.
After last night’s debate, I feel an unwavering and dramatic need to apologize. For almost the entirety of this election season, I’ve been in a dream-like state of denial. When Trump announced his plans to run, I laughed. When he continued to climb, I made the conscious choice to not engage with him — even say his…
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