Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Manischewitz Welcomed Paul Ryan To The Tribe — Then Deleted The Tweet
To show its excitement over House Speaker Paul Ryan’s newfound Jewish connection, the Manischewitz company prepared him a Welcome Basket of kosher goodies. In a tweet, Manischewitz, one of the leading brands of kosher products based in the United States, welcomed Ryan to Judaism. The company included a photo of a wicker basket — piped…
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Fast Forward California Fires Keep Catching Up To Lady Tasked With Keeping Torah Safe
A synagogue sits in the path of the deadliest fire to rage through California so far this year. Its Torah, however, remains safe. The Carr Fire has burned more than 116,000 acres near the Northern California city of Redding since July 26, the New York Times reported, destroying roughly 1,000 homes — including those of…
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Fast Forward Pope Benedict Accused Of Anti-Semitism Following Jewish-Catholic Article
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, head of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013, is being accused of harboring anti-Semitism views after publishing a controversial essay in a German-language theological journal, Religion News Service reported. In an essayy for Communio, on Jewish-Catholic relations, Benedict denied the Catholic Church ever adopted “supersessionism,” the theological belief that…
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Fast Forward Trump Beefs Up Mideast Team In Anticipation Of Rolling Out Peace Plan
The Trump administration is increasing the Middle East policy team at the White House as it inches closer to unveiling its long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, the Associated Press reported Friday. The National Security Council last week began approaching other agencies for volunteers. The team will work for President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace advisors Jared Kushner…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Says Family Separation Was ‘A Low Point For Me’
Ivanka Trump spoke out against family separations at the border on Thursday, calling it a “low point,” the New York Daily News reported. “That was a low point for me,” she said in an interview at an Axios Newsmakers event. “I feel very strongly about that. I am very vehemently against family separation and the…
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Fast Forward Holocaust Victims Didn’t ‘Tap Into Strength,’ College Textbook Claims
An online textbook that blames Holocaust victims for failing to actualize their strength is required reading at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CNN reported. The textbook accompanies “21st Century Wellness,” part of a one-credit hour course the nearly 19,000 UNC undergraduates have to take before graduation. It aims to teach students how…
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Fast Forward Synagogue Apologizes For Calling Convicted Ponzi Schemer To The Torah
A British man was honored with a call to the Torah on Shabbat — after he was arrested on fraud charges and two days before he was convicted for his Ponzi scheme, the Jewish Chronicle reported. Freddy David embezzled nearly $17 million from 55 people, most of whom were Jewish. He used his standing within…
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Fast Forward Nazi Flag Found Flying In Wyoming
An investigation is under way after someone replaced an American flag with a Nazi flag at a park in southeastern Wyoming, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Police found the crumpled American flag shoved in the corner of the band shell at Washington Park in Laramie on Monday morning, according to the Laramie Boomerang. Officers folded…
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