Raffi Wineburg
By Raffi Wineburg
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The Schmooze Could Teacher’s Star of David Be Illegal?
(JTA) — Here’s a tough question: Where might it break the law to wear a Star of David around your neck? (Hint, the answer is not Nazi Germany.) Give up? The correct response is the Township of East Pennsboro, Pa., where one man has a filed a formal complaint with the school district after his son’s…
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Opinion AP vs. Matti Friedman — Fight Gets Ugly
Journalists and Palestinian protesters take cover from Israeli fire at a demonstration / Getty Images (JTA) — Whatever the circumstances surrounding Matti Friedman’s departure from The Associated Press in 2011, it’s safe to say he’s not returning anytime soon. The former reporter and editor with the international wire service’s Jerusalem bureau made waves in August with…
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The Schmooze Jon Stewart Slams Jews for ‘Sad’ Narrow-Mindedness
(JTA) — Jon Stewart is no stranger to harsh criticism. Some Jews have called him a self-hater, while the Iranian media has painted him as a Mossad agent. But “The Daily Show” host wasn’t on the receiving end Tuesday when he dished out some tough love to his fellow Jews. In an interview with Canada.com…
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Fast Forward Ex-Gangster Turned Hasidic Rabbi Busted for Impersonating Cop
(JTA) — In 1995, Latin Kings gang member Roberto Eddy Santos was sentenced to prison for multiple violent robberies. Upon his release from Sing Sing Correctional Facility a decade later, Santos emerged a changed man. Literally. Santos reportedly converted to Judaism, changed his name to Avroham Gross, and assumed the identity of a rabbi. Unfortunately,…
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The Schmooze Three Wheels and a Sukkah
(JTA) — The holiday of Sukkot commands Jews to live in “booths” — commemorating the temporary dwellings their ancestors inhabited while wandering the desert for 40 years. Though many Manhattan apartments measure only slightly larger than those original booths, unless the apartment roof is retrofitted with twigs from Central Park, it doesn’t quite qualify as…
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Life Joshua Venture Group Names All-Female Fellows
JTA — One gets Jewish teens and b’nai mitzvah students involved in community service work in urban Detroit. Another is working to improve online Jewish education options. And another is developing a unique curriculum based on women of the Bible. All of them are women. Joshua Venture Group (JVP), a nonprofit organization that has been…
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Fast Forward Adam Greenberg Makes Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
(JTA) — Adam Greenberg saw one pitch in his first major league at-bat, a 92 mph fastball that struck him in the head and effectively ended his MLB career. The ball hit with a sickening thud, popping Greenberg’s helmet off and sending the young ballplayer to the ground, where he clutched his head in agony….
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