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Ralph Lauren CEO Leaves After Less Than Two Years
Ralph Lauren Corp. announced today that Chief Executive Officer Stefan Larsson, 42, is leaving after less than two years as CEO, according to the Chicago Tribune. Larsson was brought on board to implement a new creative vision, but reportedly he and Ralph Lauren, 77, disagreed on how to revive the brand. Shares are down 11…
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Archaeologists Find Ruins of King Solomon’s Mines
In the Bible, King Solomon was known for his wisdom, but his wealth was pretty legendary, too. According to Kings I, he had 12,000 horses, 1,400 chariots, 700 wives and 300 concubines to be exact — and new research reveals copper may have been how he paid for it. Archeologists from Tel Aviv University claim…
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Exclusive: Orthodox Union Adopts New Policy Barring Women Clergy
The Orthodox Union has adopted a new policy barring women from serving as clergy at its 400 member congregations across the United States. At least four synagogues that are members of the Orthodox Union currently employ women in clergy roles. A new rabbinic ruling by seven leading Modern Orthodox rabbis — adopted as official OU…
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PHOTOS: Rage and Resignation as Police Evacuate West Bank Amona Outpost
Israeli police neared the end on Thursday of a days-long operation to evacuate Amona, an illegally-built outpost on the West Bank. Sitting on private Palestinian land, Amona has figured in numerous legal battles since its construction two decades ago. Israel had tried to broker a deal in which the settlers would be moved off their…
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Sheryl Sandberg Mum on Trump, Broadcasts Immigrant Background
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is outspoken about his disapproval of President Donald Trump, and especially the executive order that has disrupted the flow of highly-skilled tech workers into the United States. But Sheryl Sandberg, his COO, is pulling her punches. Or is she? “The president has said he’s going to do the right thing, and…
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Is Jared Kushner Losing White House Power Struggle To Steve Bannon?
In the reality show that is this White House, has chief strategist Steve Bannon kicked Jared Kushner off the island? It seems that Kushner might be losing the contest of wills, as the new president embraces nationalist policies and runs into trouble with ill-timed outbursts from himself and his advisers. President Trump’s boldest and most…
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Super Bowl-Bound Arthur Blank on Why Jews Score as NFL Owners
In the 1950s, when Atlanta Falcons owner and Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank grew up in a cramped one-bedroom apartment in the Sunnyside section of Queens — “My parents slept in a pull-out bed in the foyer,” he recalled — his family still managed to contribute to a puskhe. Jewish families put their pennies and…
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Patriots Owner Robert Kraft – Preparing for the Super Bowl Is Like Studying Talmud
E ditor’s note: With the New England Patriots back in the Super Bowl, we are revisiting last year’s interview with Patriots owner Robert Kraft. This article was originally published on February 1, 2017, days before the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons. What do preparing for the Super Bowl and rabbinic literature have in common? More…
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What Does the Supreme Court Nomination of Neil Gorsuch Mean for the Jews?
As Republicans and Democrats draw their battle lines over the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch as a Supreme Court associate justice, so do Jewish activists. Those on the right are encouraged by Gorsuch’s judicial record, which indicates a willingness to allow expressions of religion even at the expense of lowering the wall separating church and…
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A New Generation of Jewish Militants Embrace Trump — and Even the ‘Alt-Right’
Earlier this month, about 20 Jews gathered in a rental space above New York City’s Times Square to celebrate the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump. Israeli wine, red and white, was poured into plastic cups alongside platters of bagels. The event’s organizers wore black T-shirts bearing the phrase “Never Again,” the slogan of the Jewish…
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Jews Hand Muslims Synagogue Keys When a Texas Mosque Burns Down
In the small Gulf Coast city of Victoria, Texas, there are several churches, but just one synagogue, and one mosque — at least, until the mosque mysteriously burned down on Saturday, according to the New York Times. Now, in a sense, the synagogue has become a mosque: the Jews of Victoria handed the Muslims the…
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