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5 Jewish Sufis You Should Know
You’ve heard of Jewish Buddhists — “Jewbus” — and secular Jews. You likely know Jews who favor yoga over synagogue — there are even Jews for Jesus. But Jewish Muslims? With a grim deadlock between the Israelis and Palestinians, which often takes on a religious dimension — and a rise in both Islamophobia and anti-Semitism…
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Did an Orthodox Charity Secretly Buy a Synagogue Just to Avoid Filing a Tax Return?
A small New York synagogue is launching a legal assault on Kars4Kids, claiming that the controversial Orthodox charity bought its building in secret in order to become a tax-exempt religious organization and avoid public scrutiny of its dealings. Young Israel of Eltingville, an Orthodox synagogue in central Staten Island, claims that its former president made…
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Howard Stern: Donald Trump Was Too Lewd Even for Me
Howard Stern, the radio shock jock who is synonymous with talking dirty, said on his program that Donald Trump’s “locker room talk” about sexually assaulting women was too much even for him. “When I’m around guys, 85% of the times you’re talking about pussy – but I have never been in the room when someone…
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With Western Wall Prayer Deal Dead, Orthodox Stake Brazen Claim to Egalitarian Area
As the government ignores the question of opening the Western Wall to non-Orthodox denominations dozens of Orthodox Jewish worshippers are establishing facts on the ground by holding festive holiday prayer services everyday in the section of the Western Wall, or Kotel, that had been intended for non-Orthodox prayer. Demonstrative Orthodox services are being held at…
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Ancient Jerusalem Wall Tells Tale of Doomed Jewish Revolt — and Destruction of Second Temple
Just prior to quelling the great Jewish revolt in the year 70 C.E., the army of Roman Emperor Titus was faced with a rebelling in Jerusalem and had to break through three walls that surrounded the city. As described by historian Flavius Josephus, the final battle against the Jewish rebels began with the Romans firing…
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WATCH: Mark Cuban’s Epic Debate Shouting Match With Rudy Giuliani
At the third presidential debate, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump interrupted each other, slung insults and raised their voices. But the most notable shout fest might have come as campaign surrogates Mark Cuban and Rudy Giuliani battled it out in the CNN spin room before the main event in Las Vegas. The Dallas Mavericks owner…
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Jewish Vice Presidential Candidate Mindy Finn Touts Independent Ticket as ‘Extremely Pro-Israel’
As you might or might not have heard , there is a Jewish woman running for vice president. Two weeks ago, Mindy Finn joined the conservative ticket of independent candidate Evan McMullin. Finn is a proud Jew, a fierce early critic of Donald Trump — and a staunch supporter of Israel. In a recent interview…
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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Spar Over Who’s More Like Bernie (That’s Right, Sanders)
Bernie Sanders was probably the most popular politician in Wednesday night’s debate. So popular, in fact, that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump found themselves fighting to align themselves with the statements of the rumpled Jewish liberal from Vermont. It was Clinton who first sought to side with Sanders, whom she fiercely battled for months during…
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At Jewish Nursing Homes, Staff Arrested for Stealing from Senile Residents
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has arrested six crooks accused of robbing New York nursing home residents — including two who stole from patients suffering from dementia at Jewish nursing homes. One of the alleged thieves, Channel Francis, is accused of charging thousands of dollars in purchases at Macy’s, Best Buy and other…
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He’s Back: Trump Nemesis Mark Cuban Returns with Clinton Invite to Third Debate
At the first presidential debate, Hillary Clinton succeeded in getting rival Donald Trump to lose his cool. She hopes to repeat the feat at tonight’s third and final debate in Las Vegas — and her campaign thinks that inviting fellow billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban might do the trick. Cant wait to give…
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Donald Trump Invites Malik Obama, the President’s Hamas-Supporting Half-Brother to Debate
Donald Trump invited President Obama’s half-brother to be a guest of honor at the final presidential debate — despite reports that Malik Obama is a supporter of the anti-Israel Hamas terror movement. The Republican candidate’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment on a 2010 photo depicting Malik Obama wearing a Palestinian headscarf…
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