Jacob Gurvis
By Jacob Gurvis
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Fast Forward Rabbi David Wolpe resigns from Harvard antisemitism committee over president’s ‘painfully inadequate testimony’ on campus antisemitism
Wolpe, who is a visiting scholar at Harvard Divinity School, has built a reputation as one of the country’s most prominent rabbis and Jewish thinkers
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News ‘All about light overcoming darkness’: How US Jews are celebrating Hanukkah with Israel at war
From Los Angeles to New York, many Hanukkah events are drawing connections between the holiday and the ongoing war in Israel
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Fast Forward Jack, Luke and Quinn Hughes make Jewish NHL history (again)
Jack, Luke and Quinn Hughes combined for two goals and four assists on Tuesday in what many called the “Hughes Bowl”
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News A Jewish dad says he’s afraid to light a menorah this Hanukkah. So he’s asking non-Jews to display them in solidarity.
Adam Kulbersh’s “Project Menorah” campaign encourages non-Jews to display menorahs in their windows as an expression of solidarity during Hanukkah
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Fast Forward Mark Cuban selling majority stake in Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson, the Jewish philanthropist and casino owner
Cuban has been outspoken about political issues, including antisemitism; Adelson has donated prolifically to Jewish causes
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Fast Forward Ventura County DA: Paul Kessler death does not ‘meet the elements of a hate crime,’ though investigation is ongoing
The district attorney overseeing the investigation into pro-Israel protestor Paul Kessler's death said a possible hate crime is still under review
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Culture A new book remembers Marty Glickman, the Jewish broadcasting icon famously benched at the Berlin Olympics
Yeshiva University’s Jeffrey Gurock examines the life and career of the voice of New York sports
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Fast Forward LA-area man charged with involuntary manslaughter in death of pro-Israel protester Paul Kessler
Kessler’s death had attracted national attention as the first fatality that occurred during protests related to the Israel-Hamas war
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