Jacob Kornbluh is the Forward’s senior political reporter. Follow him on Twitter @jacobkornbluh or email [email protected].
Jacob KornbluhSenior Political Reporter
By Jacob Kornbluh
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News Chabad hosts Congress for bipartisan conference celebrating Judaism and the Lubavitcher Rebbe
On a rare occasion of bipartisanship in the nation’s capital, members of Congress – from both sides of the aisle – came together to address a group of Chabad rabbis and supporters, peppering their speeches with Hebrew and Yiddish terms and noting their faith and commitment to religious rights and the well-being of the Jewish…
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Fast Forward Progressive Jewish groups oppose plan to change New York’s bail reform law
A group of progressive rabbis and Jewish groups are calling on New York lawmakers to reject the governor’s plan to tweak the state’s new bail reform law in a budget deal expected to be passed by Monday. The governor’s plan would restore bail requirements for people accused of hate crimes. “As Jews, we are called…
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Fast Forward Deborah Lipstadt confirmed as Biden’s antisemitism envoy after eight months of delay
The United States Senate confirmed Deborah E. Lipstadt as the State Department’s envoy to combat and monitor antisemitism in an unanimous voice note on Wednesday night, after eight months of delays and a contentious committee hearing in which she was questioned for her tweets criticizing Republicans. “I am grateful to the president for nominating me,…
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Fast Forward Senate advances nomination of Deborah Lipstadt as antisemitism envoy
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the nomination of Deborah E. Lipstadt to be the State Department’s envoy to combat and monitor antisemitism by a bipartisan 13-9 vote after a long-delayed process. Two Republicans Senators, Mitt Romney from Utah and Marco Rubio from Florida, voted in favor of Lipstadt in the 22-member committee. If her…
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Fast Forward Jewish groups pleased with Biden budget that boosts funding for security grants
Jewish American groups are gratified to see that President Joe Biden’s budget proposal would dramatically increase funding for grants to enhance security at nonprofit organizations in the fiscal 2023 budget he submitted to Congress on Monday. In the past, much of that funding has gone to protect synagogues and other Jewish institutions. Biden’s federal budget…
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News Matan Kahana, a Bennett ally, visits U.S. to promote religious reforms in Israel
In a country like Israel, where regional conflicts and diplomacy are always dominating the headlines, a ministry with seemingly less relevance has caught the attention of Israeli citizens and American Jewry alike. The ministry for religious services, headed by Matan Kahana, a member of Prime Minister Naftali Bennet’s Yamina Party, has in recent months undergone…
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Fast Forward NY governor issues safety plan as a ‘direct response’ to rise in hate crime, antisemitism
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has presented a plan that would amend the state’s controversial bail reform law in response to rising hate crimes as part of a legislative package ahead of a state budget deadline on April 1. In a 10-point safety plan sent to lawmakers last week, Hochul suggested tweaking the state’s new…
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Fast Forward Rep. Torres urges American Jews to worry more about anti-Israel sentiment in Congress
A New York congressman who has been taken to task by the left and faced social media harassment for his strong defense of Israel is cautioning the Jewish community to avoid complacency over bipartisan support for Israel in Congress. “We cannot afford to lull ourselves into a false sense of security,” Torres, a first-term Democrat…
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