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Ivanka Trump, Give Us a Break and Stop With the Excuses
On Tuesday night, the Donald Trump campaign brought out the GOP candidate’s children during a CNN town hall meeting to address Ivanka and Eric Trump’s failure to register as Republicans in time to vote in New York state’s Republican primary on April 19. The two had missed the October 2015 registration deadline and took full…
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Listen to the Soulful Women of the Wall Ad Rejected by Israeli Radio
Israel public radio rejected a Women of the Wall ad that included a woman chanting parts of the priestly blessing for being “controversial.” The ad, which is in Hebrew, invites listeners to attend the first ever priestly blessing ceremony in the women’s section of the Western Wall. The blessing will take place during Passover, on…
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Why Do Women Compare Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren?
Rumor has it that Elizabeth Warren might join a Bernie Sanders ticket, and another rumor suggests that Clinton will ask Warren to be her running mate. Meanwhile, Warren hasn’t endorsed either candidate but her name comes up a lot, especially when people critique Hillary Clinton for being fake. Usually the conversation unfolds like this: Someone…
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Orthodox Women Want Teaneck Rabbi Ousted Over Campus Rape Furor
(JTA) — An Orthodox women’s group is calling for the ouster of a Teaneck rabbi from a synagogue conference after he penned a blog post dismissive of the problem of rape on college campuses. Last week, Rabbi Steven Pruzansky of Bnai Yeshurun, a large Orthodox synagogue in the northern New Jersey township, suggested on his…
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Eat, Memory: On Passover, and the Perils of Perfectionism
As a little girl, I loved dressing up for special occasions. Dresses with lace collars, special tights with rhinestones on the ankles. My mother would even let me wear shoes with a tiny heel. I felt so grown up. I loved seeing cousins from far away, girls who were older than me who seemed so…
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Rape Myths Get Plenty of Play on Teaneck Rabbi’s Blog
When someone in a public position is known for using his platform to spread messages of hatred and bigotry, there’s an argument to be made for ignoring that person. When that person is Steven Pruzansky, rabbi of a large Modern Orthodox synagogue in a large Modern Orthodox community, there’s certainly nothing shocking about hearing that…
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Maternity Ward Segregation Just Tip of the Iceberg in Israel
On Monday morning, the health and science reporter at Israeli public radio exposed a disturbing practice, prevalent in hospitals across Israel: an unofficial policy of segregating Arab and Jewish women at maternity wards. The reporter called various maternity wards, posing as a pregnant woman, and asked a maternity nurse whether, when it was her time…
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‘Crazy Jewish Mom’ Book Seeks Publicity By Insulting Female Publicists
Another day, another viral social media phenomenon. Suri’s Burn Book, Feminist Ryan Gosling, Reasons My Son Is Crying — do you recall these breezy, one-joke concepts that ruled your procrastination rabbit holes during slow days at the office? You laughed, you scrolled all the way through the archives, and you shared posts with friends. Then,…
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Remembering a Woman Who Helped Yiddish Flourish in Mexico City
In 1944, a young girl from Brooklyn fell in love with a Mexican Jew and decided to leave it all to go to Mexico City. Little did she know her strong Yiddish upbringing would change the Mexican community for decades to come. The Vele Zabludowsky I got know was a small woman, imposing in character,…
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Nora Ephron’s Son Takes Mom’s Advice in ‘Everything is Copy’
The biggest buzzword right now in the field of psychology might be “resilience” – that vague and desirable quality of being able to weather whatever crisis life throws at you and bounce back again, stronger than ever. Yet, as Jacob Bernstein argues in “Everything is Copy,” his loving but candid documentary about his cultural icon…
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Who Is To Blame for Collapse of Kotel Prayer Deal?
The Kotel prayer agreement appears to be going south — leaving us to ask how Israeli leaders from across the spectrum failed to deliver on an agreement that looked like a done deal. “The deal” of course, is about the Kotel, or Western Wall, and Robinson’s Arch — and who gets to pray where and how. These…
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