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Crown Heights get-out-the-vote activists aim to turn election into a show of Chabad’s local force
“Anti-semitism is on the ballot. October 7th is on the ballot,” read postcards that encourage Orthodox Jews to vote
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Politics 4 Jewish questions for Election Day 2024 and its aftermath
How many Jews are voting for Donald Trump and how many are backing Kamala Harris? We may never really know
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Politics Trump is spending time with critics of Israel. His Jewish supporters aren’t concerned.
Donald Trump’s Jewish supporters say his record on Israel reassures them that he will stand up for the Jewish state
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Politics NC and Delaware elect Jewish governors, LA shul turns polling place, Jerusalem watch party
Plus: Paul Rudd pops up at polls in Philly, Tree of Life tribute, and more
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Politics This election, I finally understand the undecided Jewish voter
Oct. 7 and its aftermath scrambled the political certainties of many pro-Israel voters, writes a longtime Jewish journalist
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Politics Trump and Harris both tell Michigan voters they’re aiming to end the war in Gaza
Meanwhile, some leading pro-Palestinian critics of Harris are urging voters in swing states to cast ballots for her
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Politics The Electoral College is a fundamentally un-Jewish institution
The Talmud's stance on majority rule — also known as the popular vote — is absolute
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Politics Does the Electoral College strengthen or weaken Jewish influence on the election?
The system is often criticized for making some voters — including Jewish ones — more valuable than others
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Politics The surefire way for Jews to lose this election
Forget Harris and Trump; here are the real stakes on Tuesday
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Politics Beyond Trump and Harris: 7 congressional and governor’s races Jews should watch
From Eugene Vindman in Virginia to Elissa Slotkin in Michigan to Josh Stein in North Carolina, Jewish candidates are vying for pivotal roles
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Politics Need help voting in Yiddish (or Urdu or Tagalog or Gujarati or Polish or Russian or Tamil or Hmong)?
Election Day is a time to marvel at the linguistic diversity of the American Electorate
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