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Politics Anonymous texts to Pennsylvania voters suggest Harris is duplicitous on Israel
The messages, which started to be sent over the weekend, come after a Republican ad campaign in Michigan seeking to damage support for Harris among Arab American voters
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Iran executes Jewish man whose family had sought to avert death sentence
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On the eve of Election Day, Rabbis Rachel Schmelkin and Michael Holzman ask: can this democracy be saved?
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Politics Why Trump is being compared to the obscure biblical king Jehu on the Christian right
In the Bible, Jehu orders the killing of Jezebel as he takes over the Kingdom of Israel and eradicates the idol worshippers
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Politics ‘Rabbi rebellion’: 33 Orthodox rabbis endorse Harris
Most Orthodox Jews vote Republican, but the rabbis cited grave concerns over Trump’s moral character
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Politics How rabbis in battleground states are approaching a razor-close election with enormous implications for Jews and for Israel
“When they talk about undecided voters, they’re talking about my congregation,” said one rabbi in Las Vegas
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Politics ‘I’m an American, but I’m also Jewish’: How Yeshiva University women are voting for president
Some students at Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University’s women’s school, say their values are in tension this election
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Argentina’s Javier Milei selects Jewish ambassador to replace foreign minister he fired
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