Tamar Manasseh is the founder and president of Mothers Against Senseless Killings.
Tamar Manasseh
By Tamar Manasseh
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My family believes in showing up for our neighbors — and there's no better time to live that value than Christmas
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Friends from the suburbs have worked to help stem violence in Chicago. Now, they're calling for help.
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Opinion Appeal to ADL chief: It’s time for you to call to reinstate Whoopi
A plethora of voices have weighed in on the controversy of Whoopi Goldberg’s remarks on “The View” regarding the Holocaust, her apology for the same, and her subsequent two-week suspension from the show by ABC News. Here is a direct appeal from Rabbi Tamar Manasseh of Chicago to Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt calling on…
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This week, Jews around the world will observe the second Yom Kippur of the Covid era. Despite the uncertainty of the never-ending pandemic, it remains a time for taking stock of the year that was and holding out hope for better times ahead. For far too many, 5781 was a year defined by too many…
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