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Fast Forward Megadonor Michael Steinhardt Accused Of A Pattern Of A Sexual Harassment
(JTA) This is a developing story. (JTA) — Michael Steinhardt, the megadonor who helped found Birthright Israel and supports a wide range of Jewish institutions, has been accused of a pattern of propositioning and making sexually inappropriate remarks to women who have approached him as part of their work in Jewish philanthropy or the arts….
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Fast Forward Israel To Expand Settlement In Response To Deadly Stabbing
(JTA) — Israel said it will build hundreds of new homes in a settlement where a Palestinian killed an Israeli and wounded two others in a knife attack Thursday. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman took to Twitter Friday to announce 400 new housing units in the Adam settlement north of Jerusalem. “The best answer to terrorism…
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Fast Forward Other Michael Cohens Want You To Know That They Are Not That Michael Cohen
(JTA) — The FBI’s raid on the offices of President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has unsettled the White House, the markets — and other men named Michael Cohen. Twitter users who share the common Jewish moniker with Trump’s attorney were simultaneously amused and abashed as news of their namesake’s legal jeopardy broke around the…
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Fast Forward New York Is Holding A Statewide Primary On Rosh Hashanah
NEW YORK (JTA) — A state legislator in New York is asking colleagues to reschedule a statewide primary so it doesn’t conflict with Rosh Hashanah. The 2018 primary in New York State is currently scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 11, which is the second day of the two-day holiday. Observant Jews are required refrain from most…
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Fast Forward Women’s Torah Scroll Unveiled In Madrid
(JTA) — A synagogue in Madrid plans to present what it is calling the country’s first egalitarian Torah scroll because women participated in its writing. The scroll is slated to be unveiled Saturday at Congregation Bet El in the Spanish capital. Gustavo Surazski, an Argentina-born rabbi and sofer, or Torah scribe, began writing the scroll…
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Fast Forward ‘Make Hummus, Not War’: Chickpeas Unite Jews And Muslims In Argentina
(JTA) — “Make Hummus, Not War.” That was the message behind a recent event that brought local Jews, Muslims and other Arabs together in Argentina’s bustling capital city of Buenos Aires. On Sunday, 20 amateur chefs participated in a hummus-making competition at the Tetuan Moroccan Grill restaurant in the trendy Palermo Soho neighborhood. About 300…
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Fast Forward Alex Jones Says Jewish Actors Posed As Klansmen In Charlottesville
([JTA](http://www.jta.org ” “JTA”)) — Radio host, conspiracy theorist and Donald Trump supporter Alex Jones was at it again Sunday with a theory that “leftist Jews” may have impersonated Nazis to discredit white supremacist protesters in Charlottesville, Va. Speaking on “The Alex Jones Show” on August 13, Jones recalled his own experience, he said, protesting the…
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Fast Forward This Rabbi With Brain Cancer Has A Message For Congress
(JTA) — Rabbi Rachel Cowan is no stranger to helping others who are ill or caring for sick loved ones. In 1990 she was one of the co-founders of the Jewish Healing Center, a pioneer in a Jewish healing movement that provides spiritual resources and wisdom to help people deal with the suffering that surrounds…
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