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Far-Right Pastor Calls Impeachment A ‘Jew Coup,’ Begs Trump To ‘Wake Up’
Jewish Twitter is erupting in anger over the latest incendiary video from an anti-Semitic website, this one asserting that the impeachment inquiry into President Trump was a “Jew coup.” TruNews, the creator of the video, said YouTube had “banned us again” because of the “Godcast,” published on Friday. In it, the site’s founder, a non-denominational…
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Letter From London: What I Said To Jeremy Corbyn When I Saw Him On The Train
I was rushing back from Leeds on business and was deep in thought as I stood on the platform waiting for the train at Kings Cross station that would take me home. I was suddenly startled when I saw Jeremy Corbyn out of the corner of my eye. I had to do a double take,…
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Jews should never be afraid to ask a question — even on Twitter
We went there. We saw the trend on Twitter with people asking their followers about their most controversial opinions on a certain subject matter, and we wanted in on it. We did it knowing that the words “controversial” and “Judaism” could create a bit of a stir. We considered a more softball version — what’s…
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While Police Investigate Stabbing in Hasidic Enclave, Rumors Abound About ‘Inside Job’
Read this article in Yiddish here. MONSEY, N.Y. — Last week, the phrase on the lips of many Jews in Rockland County, New York, was “hate crime.” Just before 6 a.m. on Wednesday, a man jumped out of a car on a quiet residential street in the heart of Monsey, the suburban Hasidic haven, and…
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Trash Pickup On Shabbat: How NYC Sanitation Created A ‘Mountain of Garbage’ Outside Boro Park’s Yeshivas
Read this article in Yiddish here. On a drizzly autumn night in Boro Park, Brooklyn, scholars with peyos rush home from study, little boys play on bikes and scooters and a door opens to a hallway where two men stand in the curl of their cigarette smoke. All around them on their neighborhood streets, an…
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The Torah That Ended Up At A Goodwill Doesn’t Belong To A Jew
For Jill Hyman, a Torah is an etz chaim, the tree of life and the “source of Jewish existence.” She refers to a scroll as “she,” as though she knows it personally. So when Hyman, the administrator of Temple Beth El in Williamsburg, Va., got a call a little over two weeks ago about a…
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Understanding Israeli Settlements: A Reading Guide
On Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the United States government no longer considers Israeli settlements inconsistent with international law. The statement, which garnered both warm praise and harsh criticism, is the latest development in a decades-long political struggle. To help you parse the debate, here’s a roundup of reading and watching resources…
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You Pick: Who Were the Most Intriguing and Influential American Jews of 2019?
What’s in a list? The actual list items, of course. But any list also reflects the values, the proclivities, the quirks of its compiler. And we want ours to include yours. I’m talking about the Forward 50, our annual compendium of the American Jews who have had the most influence on the news, culture, society,…
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Orthodox Female EMTs Hit Setback In Fight For Their Own Ambulance
Update note: At 5:03 p.m. on November 20, this story was updated to show that Ezras Nashim’s ambulance permit application is in limbo due to an inconclusive vote. Ezras Nashim, the Orthodox all-female EMT corps, still doesn’t know if it will ever get permission to buy its own ambulance after opposition from an all-male EMT…
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Does An International School Operating In NYC Have A ‘No Israelis’ Policy?
One of the best institutions of higher education in the Arab world is violating American law by not letting Israelis sign up for its online courses, according to a complaint filed Friday to the New York City Commission on Human Rights. Israeli activist and attorney Yifa Segal said she was unable to sign up for…
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An Orthodox Jew Is Running Against Jeremy Corbyn To Protest Anti-Semitism
(JTA) — As an observant Jew, Yosef David was taught to believe in miracles. That’s a good thing since David, a social worker from London, is going to need one to succeed in his new mission: unseating Jeremy Corbyn from Parliament in the general election on Dec. 12. David registered recently as a candidate of…
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