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Trump Attacks Richard Blumenthal On Military Record After Gorsuch Criticism
President Donald Trump laced into Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal over his military service record, after the lawmaker met with Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and said Gorsuch had criticized the president’s recent statements about judges as “demoralizing” and “disheartening.” Sen.Richard Blumenthal, who never fought in Vietnam when he said for years he had (major lie),now…
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You Can Now Read The Whole Talmud Online – For Free
Given that it’s is one if not the most essential Jewish texts, the Talmud can be surprisingly hard to come by. But not anymore: The Jewish start-up Sefaria just released a free digital version into the public domain. The William Davidson Talmud is an edition of the Babylonian Talmud with parallel translations into English and…
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Trump’s Awkward Embrace Of The Evangelicals — And Why It Rattles The Jews
President Donald Trump, who first became famous as a wheeler-dealer playboy, came to religion late in life. Yet during his second week in office, between the chaotic rollout of his Muslim immigration ban and his prayer for Arnold Schwarzenegger, he made — and tweeted out the photograph of — a very pious move. After nominating…
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Germany Says Settlement Law Shows Israel Commitment to 2 States Dimming
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Germany harshly condemned a controversial new Israeli law that retroactively legalizes settler homes built on private Palestinian land. Berlin said Wednesday that the “regulations law” undermines trust in Israel’s seriousness about reaching a compromise with the Palestinians. “Many in Germany who stand by Israel and feel great commitment toward it find themselves deeply disappointed…
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Steve Bannon’s Occasional Embrace of the Jews: A Very Conditional Kind of Love
(JTA) — Reports that White House Svengali Steve Bannon once referred to the American Jewish community as enablers of Islamist jihad revived accusations that the former Breitbart News publisher is an anti-Semite. On its face the accusation, like the oft-repeated charge that Breitbart itself is an anti-Semitic news site, is weak. Bannon’s point about jihad’s…
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1,200 Anti-Trump Activists Pack Park Slope Synagogue
In a packed synagogue in Park Slope, Brooklyn Monday night, activists gathered to organize against Donald Trump. The sanctuary of the 1,200-seat Congregation Beth Elohim was packed; a long line of attendees snaked down the front steps and around the corner. “The level of showing up that people are doing… It’s powerful and it feels…
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PHOTOS: Brooklyn Synagogue Hosts Jammed Meeting of Anti-Trump Activists
In a packed synagogue in Park Slope, Brooklyn Monday night, activists gathered to organize against Donald Trump. For more on the event, read our coverage here. The crowd filled the 1,200 seat sanctuary of Congregation Beth Elohim. Outside, the line ran down the street. Rabbi Rachel Timoner, spiritual leader of Beth Elohim, addressed the crowd….
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Israel Knesset Votes 60-52 To ‘Legalize’ Illegal West Bank Settlements
The Israeli parliament passed a bill that would retroactively legalize some West Bank settlements illegally built on private Palestinian land. Knesset lawmakers voted 60-52 in favor of the measure late Monday to legalize some 4,000 settler homes. The law, which prevents the government from demolishing the homes, comes less than a week after police forcibly…
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Why Cliche of Jared Kushner as Trump Whisperer Is Definitely Bad for the Jews
“When the Jews are away, the goys will play.” Alec Baldwin, playing Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live, is assured by an aide that his daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared, have disappeared for Shabbat – not the Sabbath, not Shabbes: The Not Ready for Prime Time Player uses current Jewish parlance, the Hebrew “Shabbat.”…
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WATCH: Ivanka’s Adorable Daughter Sings Chinese New Year Song, Goes Viral
Ivanka Trump’s and Jared Kushner’s oldest daughter, Arabella, is enchanting China with her Chinese singing skills. Earlier this week, Ivanka Trump posted a video of five-year-old Arabella singing “Happy New Year” in Mandarin on Instagram. “Arabella singing a song she learned for #ChineseNewYear,” Trump wrote. “Wishing everyone an amazing year to come during these days…
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Julian Edelman’s Super Catch, Sandy Koufax’s Perfect Game and 3 Greatest Jewish Sports Moments
Julian Edelman defied physics with his catch during the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LI on Sunday night. The New England Patriots ended up winning 34-28 in overtime. Still can’t get over Julian Edelman’s incredible clutch catch at the #SuperBowlpic.twitter.com/Kcb3vJKqrY — BigSport (@BigSportGB) February 6, 2017 Patriots quarterback Tom Brady described the catch saying, “I…
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