Ben Sales
By Ben Sales
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Fast Forward Why Ultra-Orthodox May Back ‘Tough’ Donald Trump — Doesn’t Hurt That He’s a Man
(JTA) — American Jews are likely to vote for Hillary Clinton in November, but American Jewry’s fastest-growing community is likely to go the other way. A solid majority of haredi Orthodox Jews will vote for Donald Trump, say experts and Republican operatives in the haredi enclave of Borough Park, Brooklyn. While poll data isn’t available…
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Fast Forward Florida Orthodox Back Donald Trump as ‘Lesser of 2 Evils’
(JTA) — Rebecca Raab was shopping recently in a South Florida Costco, wearing the trademark Orthodox outfit of a long skirt and baseball cap, when an employee waved to her and said “Shalom! We’re voting for Trump because we can’t have Hillary in the White House. She’s not good for us!” Raab isn’t sure whether…
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Fast Forward Louisville Rabbis Deny Report of Resettling Jewish Syrian Refugees
— A report of a Conservative synagogue in Louisville resettling Jewish refugees from Syria is false, say the rabbis of the Kentucky city’s two Conservative synagogues. On Friday, JTA received an anonymous report that an unnamed Conservative synagogue in the city had welcomed three Syrian Jewish families. The report provided the names and some personal…
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Fast Forward 34 Jewish Families Lose Homes in Louisiana Flooding — Aid Pours In
(JTA) — At midnight on Aug. 13, the floodwaters began to flow into Ellen Sager’s Baton Rouge home. Her husband grabbed some important family documents, then the couple gathered some snacks and headed to a room on the second floor with their two teenage children. Sager assumed the waters would recede and the family could…
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The Schmooze Helping Natalie Portman Sound Like a Real Israeli for ‘Love and Darkness’
(JTA) — While making the film “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” Natalie Portman had to put her palm in front of her mouth, repeat Hebrew words and feel how the air hit her skin. If Portman felt her breath, it meant she was saying the words in an Israeli accent — or something close…
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Fast Forward Chris Christie Signs New Jersey Bill Banning Investment in Pro-BDS Firms
NEW YORK — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill prohibiting the state’s pension and annuity funds from investing in companies that boycott Israel or Israeli businesses. The measure, which was signed Tuesday, was passed in the state’s General Assembly in June by a vote of 69-3 with two abstentions. It had passed the state Senate unanimously…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Launches Hebrew Twitter Feed — but Why?
(JTA) — The Trump campaign has launched a Hebrew-language Twitter feed, aiming to boost support for the GOP presidential nominee in Israel and raising an interesting question: Just how many potential U.S. voters in Israel don’t speak English? The feed, launched Monday night, is named “Campaign Trump b’Yisrael,” and uses the generic handle @USAISRAEL2016, though…
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Fast Forward Beth Din Will Face $100M Suit by Barry Freundel Mikveh-Peep Victims
The suit, which was filed originally in December 2014, also names as defendants Freundel’s former synagogue, Kesher Israel
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