Meet two rabbis who are trying to fight ‘toxic polarization’ — one Jewish text at a time
On the eve of Election Day, Rabbis Rachel Schmelkin and Michael Holzman ask: can this democracy be saved?
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Anonymous texts to Pennsylvania voters suggest Harris is duplicitous on Israel
The messages, which started to be sent over the weekend, come after a Republican ad campaign in Michigan seeking to damage support for Harris among Arab American voters
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Politics Why Trump is being compared to the obscure biblical king Jehu on the Christian right
In the Bible, Jehu orders the killing of Jezebel as he takes over the Kingdom of Israel and eradicates the idol worshippers
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Politics ‘Rabbi rebellion’: 33 Orthodox rabbis endorse Harris
Most Orthodox Jews vote Republican, but the rabbis cited grave concerns over Trump’s moral character
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Politics 5 questions and answers on Jewish voters and candidates as Election Day approaches
Where does the Jewish vote matter most?
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Politics How rabbis in battleground states are approaching a razor-close election with enormous implications for Jews and for Israel
“When they talk about undecided voters, they’re talking about my congregation,” said one rabbi in Las Vegas
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Politics ‘I’m an American, but I’m also Jewish’: How Yeshiva University women are voting for president
Some students at Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University’s women’s school, say their values are in tension this election
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Politics Trump says mass deportations will ease the housing crisis. We’ve seen that before — under the Nazis in France
A cornerstone of Trump's campaign evokes an astonishingly grim piece of history
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Sports The Jewish Sport Report: After a thrilling World Series, a historic Jewish MLB offseason is on-deck
Plus: More than 150 participants in Sunday’s New York City Marathon will run in support of the Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza
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When colleges shut down their ‘Gaza solidarity sukkahs,’ they prompted debates over anti-Zionist Jewish observance
Jewish students, many aligned with JVP, built structures for Sukkot that also served as protests against Israel
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Politics I was a Bernie supporter. This year, I’m voting Trump. Here’s why liberal Jews like me made the switch
Only one party — and one candidate — has shown me that they truly care about the terrifying spike in left-wing antisemitism
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