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  Fault Lines Season 1, Episode 9

  Comfort is not a Jewish value. Listen to Peter Beinart and Daniel Gordis’ lively conversation regarding the Jewish community’s response to President Donald Trump. What role does journalism play? Who has assumed Heschel’s role today of opining on current events through the lens of Jewish ethics? And what is the impact of money and fundraising…

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  ‘Bad Memes’ Provoke Controversy at Harvard

  Harvard rescinded acceptance offers for least 10 incoming freshman after the students shared sexually explicit and racist images over private Facebook group chats, images that made fun of sexual assault, child death and the Holocaust. The incident has left students, faculty and figures on both sides of the political spectrum divided. Erica Goldberg, Assistant Professor…

  By Michael Heckle Jun 6, 2017 | 2 min read
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  Why Linda Sarsour Is A Fake Feminist

  Linda Sarsour, a Palestinian-American activist and a co-organizer of the Women’s March on Washington, has shaken the Jewish world with a few freakish remarks on Zionism and feminism. In an interview, “Can You Be a Zionist Feminist? Linda Sarsour Says No”, in The Nation in March, Sarsour declared: “You either stand up for the rights…

  By Judea Pearl Jun 5, 2017 | 5 min read

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  Does Jeremy Corbyn Deserve Jewish Support In Britain’s Election?

  After beginning the race to become prime minister down 18% and receiving a vote of no confidence from Labour MPs just last year, Jeremy Corbyn’s party has tightened the race. Labour now trails the Tories by approximately 7%. Corbyn, who comes from the hard-left wing of the Labour Party, has long been a lighting rod…

  By Steven Davidson Jun 5, 2017 | 3 min read
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  Why Trump’s Post-London Attack Tweets Are So Chilling

  BOCA RATON, Florida (JTA) — In popular myth, South Florida was ground zero of the Great Email Explosion of 2008. That was the year your great-uncle or long-lost cousin couldn’t resist passing on rumors, hoaxes and conspiracy theories about Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, the true causes of 9/11 or the insidious nature of…

  By Andrew Silow-Carroll Jun 5, 2017 | 4 min read
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  Can Donald Trump Learn Anything At Age 70?

  (Reuters) President Donald Trump does not seem to be a religious man. He professes the Presbyterian faith, a legacy from his Scots mother, and has said he attends the Marble Collegiate (Presbyterian) Church in New York “a lot”. The church, however, issued a statement in 2015, as Trump began his presidential campaign, that “he is…

  By John Lloyd Jun 5, 2017 | 3 min read
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  Should We Act Like Sports Fans In The Synagogue Sanctuary?

  Jewish Communal Prayer: to what might we compare it? To a symphony performance….Are we spectators in the music hall, or players in the orchestra? To what might we compare it? To a dramatic play….Are we spectators in the theater, or players on the stage? To what might we compare it? To a team sporting event….Are…

  By Alan Krinsky Jun 5, 2017 | 4 min read
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  Why Trump’s Peace Push Could Spur Violence In Israel

  Judging from President Trump’s first months in office and from his recent Middle East trip, he is determined to bring about some sort of Israeli-Palestinian agreement. He believes that it is possible, but he has not yet figured out how. His aides are rumored to be working on a proposed U.S. “agenda.” His aspiration deserves…

  By Yossi Alpher Jun 5, 2017 | 3 min read
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  How Israeli Society Has Changed Since The Six-Day War

  As we mark the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War, Israel is still living with the legacy of those fateful days, when the future of the young Jewish State seemed to hang in the balance. While many point to 1967 as the high-water mark of “liberal Israel,” after which public sentiment hardened, the reality is…

  By Yohanan Plesner Jun 4, 2017 | 3 min read
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  June 11 Is ‘Yarn Bombing Day’ — And That’s A Problem

  I’m a “yarn bomber,” which means I decorate outdoor spaces with crochet. But I can’t stand “yarn bombing.” The phrase unnerves me, because the word “bomb” obliterates the good will, consciousness-raising and well-meaning mischief-making by those who see the great outdoors as their yarn canvas. So with the advent of “Yarn Bombing Day” on June…

  By Hinda Mandell Jun 3, 2017 | 5 min read
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  Why Zbigniew Brzezinski Choked Up In Israel

  In the spring of 1976, the Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter appointed Zbigniew Brzezinski (March 28, 1928 – May 26, 2017), who was teaching at Columbia University, as his foreign policy adviser. I served at that time as the director-general of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, and I knew that Brzezinski had never visited Israel, so I…

  By Shlomo Avineri Jun 3, 2017 | 4 min read