Asaf Elia-Shalev
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
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Fast Forward School vouchers would expand nationwide under federal proposal cheered by Orthodox groups
The proposal in the current version of Trump’s tax and spending cut bill would offer $5,000 vouchers to up to 5 million students
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Fast Forward Charles Small, early exposer of Qatari influence, calls Trump taking plane gift ‘an insult to democracy’
In a Q&A, a scholar and activist who’s been criticizing Qatari donations since 2012 discusses the airplane gift and the pressure the federal government is putting on universities in the name of combating antisemitism
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Fast Forward NY state budget weakens yeshiva oversight in blow to secular education advocates
The outcome represents a dramatic victory for the state’s Hasidic leaders, who oppose government intervention in yeshiva education
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Fast Forward Murders of two Israelis in Los Angeles appear unrelated as speculation mounts
“It’s terrifying. These do seem like targeted attacks,” a local resident told local media
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Fast Forward As Supreme Court considers religious charter schools, Justice Kagan speculates about publicly funded yeshivas
The court appears open to allowing the Catholic Church in Oklahoma to open the nation’s first religious public charter school
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News Jewish cultural institutions reeling as Trump defunds arts and humanities
The shuttering of federal agencies that support museums and arts organizations could cause a ripple effect in lost funding, Jewish arts administers say
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Fast Forward Federal spending cuts could affect aid for Holocaust survivors and kosher Meal on Wheels deliveries
The Department of Health and Human Services says that 'critical services' will not be impacted amid mass layoffs and a sweeping reorganization.
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Fast Forward Digital breadcrumbs lead to the team behind Jewish Onliner, the AI-powered website that got a Yale scholar suspended
The people behind Jewish Onliner don’t see themselves as journalists reporting the news, even if they are pleased to be making it.
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