Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward Three arrested in murder of rabbi in United Arab Emirates; Israel denounces ‘despicable antisemitic act’
Zvi Kogan was one of five Chabad rabbis to move to the UAE since Israel normalized relations in 2020
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Politics 79% of Jews voted for Kamala Harris, according to largest preliminary exit poll
Some pundits had warned that Jews were defecting from the Democrats in large numbers
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Fast Forward Argentina’s Javier Milei likens Jewish foreign minister to Abraham the patriarch during swearing-in ceremony
Milei, who studies regularly with a rabbi but is not Jewish, name-checked the week’s Torah portion, Lech Lecha
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Politics ‘I’m not a Nazi. I’m the opposite of a Nazi,’ Donald Trump says at Georgia rally
The comments come after the Trump campaign deployed a Holocaust survivor to reject allegations that the former president is a fascist
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Fast Forward Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bassist who hosted musical Passover seders, dies at 84
Jewish Deadheads mourned Lesh, who played with the legendary jam band for three decades
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Culture We bought the viral Amazon ‘tuchus’ boxes for Sukkot. What does that say about us?
OK, it was me. I bought them. But I wasn’t the only one
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Fast Forward Christopher Columbus was genetically Jewish, Spanish researchers say
New research uses DNA analysis to add to longtime speculation about the explorer’s identity
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Fast Forward Israeli Deni Avdija sits out Yom Kippur NBA game; Jewish BYU quarterback suits up
'I feel that the best way to start the season is by honoring Jewish tradition,' Avdija said before the game
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