Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Culture 7 Jewish Texts You Must Read — Profs Choose Their Favorites
Want to stump a professor? Just ask: “What’s the most important text on your syllabus?” The question posed a challenge to some who couldn’t bear to name just one. “It’s a tough one!” Samuel Hayim Brody, assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas, wrote in an email. “I am…
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Life 12 Synagogue-Chic Dresses Under $100 For Rosh Hashanah 2019
Your sweet and stylish new year begins Day 1. For Rosh Hashanah, have fun with your look — think bold prints, bold colors, bold silhouettes. Turn some heads with these beautiful budget-friendly, synagogue-appropriate dresses (and jumpsuits!). 1) Be seen but be cozy in this voluminous statement dress. Zara dress with voluminous sleeves, Zara., $69.90 2) Reach…
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Fast Forward Adam Neumann Could Be Removed As WeWork CEO
A group of WeWork board members are looking to remove Adam Neumann as the company’s CEO, following a report that he cultivated a party culture and has made questionable business decisions, The Wall Street Journal reported. Some of the members questioning Neumann’s leadership are from SoftBank Group Corp., which invested $9 billion into the shared-workspace…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Is Losing The Jewish Vote — And Maybe Everyone Else’s
Jews haven’t been enthusiastic about Bernie Sanders, and other voters appear to be feeling the same way. Sanders’ campaign has been without an Iowa political director since the late summer, and the numbers in the state reflect the struggle, The Washington Post reported. He is polling in third place at 11%, behind Elizabeth Warren (22%)…
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Fast Forward Trump Urged Ukraine’s Jewish President to Investigate Biden’s Son
President Trump pressured Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky several times to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son, The Wall Street Journal reported. In a July phone call, Trump asked Zelensky, a Jewish former comedian who won the presidency in April, to work with his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, to learn if Biden, when he was…
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Fast Forward GOP Senate Candidate: Republicans Have ‘Dual Loyalties’ To Israel
A U.S. Senate candidate once employed an anti-Semitic trope by accusing Republicans of having “dual loyalties” to Israel, CNN reported. Jason Lewis, a Republican from Minnesota and a former radio talk show host, said on his show in 2013 that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and a “very strong American Jewish lobby” cared about…
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Fast Forward Sackler Family Fortune Protected Under Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan
Purdue Pharma has a bankruptcy plan that may ensure the Sackler family keeps their fortune. Purdue, maker of the painkiller OxyContin, filed for Chapter 11 as it began the process of the settling several lawsuits, The Washington Post reported. The company asked the judge on Wednesday to temporarily pause the lawsuits racking up against the…
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Fast Forward Here’s Why Stephen Miller And His Girlfriend Are A Perfect Match
In one tweet, Katie Waldman was announced as Vice President Mike Pence’s new press secretary and outed as White House senior adviser Stephen Miller’s girlfriend. Waldman steps into the Pence role October 1 after serving as communications director for Sen. Martha McSally of Arizona, NBC News reported. Before that, the 27-year-old was the deputy press…
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