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Brooklyn Probe Leads Yeshivas To Promise More Secular Classes, But No Details
Hasidic yeshivas have promised New York City that they will provide more secular education to their young students, but neither the city nor the yeshivas will say exactly how the schools’ curricula will change. The commitments come a year into an investigation by the city’s Department of Education into Brooklyn’s Hasidic yeshivas, prompted by claims…
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Jewish Allies Condemn Black Lives Matter’s ‘Apartheid’ Platform
A new platform associated with the Black Lives Matter movement that describes Israel as an “apartheid state” committing “genocide” against the Palestinian people has triggered critical responses from Jewish organizations — even its allies. “[We] are extremely dismayed at the decision to refer to the Israeli occupation as genocide,” a statement from T’ruah: The Rabbinic…
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After Years of Security, Scottish Jews Newly on Edge Over Anti-Semitism
A third of Scottish Jews are anxious about a rise in anti-Semitism in the last two years, a new survey found. The report, by the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (SCoJeC), also found that 17% of respondents said they keep their Jewish identity a secret and over 10% of respondents said they were hard-pressed to…
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Bitcoin’s Bad Week: Currency Crashed, Stolen — and Declared Unkosher
The global value of the Bitcoin — a digital currency invented in 2008 — has dropped nearly 30% in the last two days. The crash was likely caused by revelations that hackers stole 119,756 bitcoins — worth about $65 million at present prices — from the computer system of Bitfinex, a Bitcoin exchange based in…
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A Match Made in Heaven? Roseanne Barr, Temple Mount Activists Plan Passover
Comedian Roseanne Barr, star of the 1990s hit television show Roseanne, is arranging a special Passover visit with the Temple Institute, the Israeli organization that wants to rebuild the Third Temple in Jerusalem — and she’s very excited about it. In a public exchange on Twitter, the Temple Institute invited Barr to tour their facilities….
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Trump’s Brother Rebelled Against Their Authoritarian Father By Joining a Jewish Frat
With the release of a new book by a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist examining the origins and evolution of Donald Trump’s Republican presidential candidacy, it is worth looking back at his influential older brother Fred Trump, Jr. Oh, and the time he joined a Jewish fraternity. Arriving at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania from a casually Presbyterian…
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Patriotism, Power, Photo Op: What Do Jewish Donors Really Think About Money in Politics?
A new documentary on HBO by Alexandra Pelosi, the daughter of Democratic Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, explores the influence of money in politics by interviewing some of the biggest donors in the game. Of the more than dozen big-time donors interviewed, over half are Jewish. Perhaps due to the fact that she is the…
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Over 80% of Louisiana Voters — and State GOP — Reject Racist David Duke
An overwhelming majority of Louisiana residents hold an unfavorable view of racist Senate candidate David Duke, according to a new poll from the University of New Orleans. Duke, a former leader of the Klu Klax Klan and an avowed anti-Semite, recently announced his campaign. The poll, which took responses from 614 people across Louisiana, showed…
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Former Rabbi, Accused Molester Marc Gafni Teaching at Tantric Sex School
Applications are now being accepted for a year-long course on New Age tantric sex, which include instruction on “total body orgasms,” “Prayer Sexing” and “Pleasure Dharma.” Classes begin in October and applicants who enroll before August 15 receive a generous discount. One of the course’s teachers? Controversial one-time rabbi Marc Gafni. Gafni, a New Age…
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The Secret Jewish History of Hillary Clinton’s Gold Charm Bracelet
You may have spotted a gold charm bracelet on Hillary Clinton’s arm recently. According to a February interview with Clinton and her daughter Chelsea in People Magazine, the bracelet, which features a photo of Hillary’s Jewish granddaughter Charlotte Mezvinsky, was designed by Monica Rich Kosann. But according to an August 1 Hebrew-language article in Ynet,…
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Jews Do Choose Trump, New Group Insists
A new Jewish group is looking to make its voice heard — and it hopes to help Donald Trump make it to the White House. Only a few weeks old, Jews Choose Trump looks to address what it sees as the hostile environment in the Jewish community toward discussions about Republican candidate Donald Trump, as…
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