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  In the Gutter

  I am saddened to see such an esteemed voice of Jewish culture and values promoting pornography and extolling the virtues of pole dancing for observant Jewish women! I would have considered either of these online articles an aberration, but two in the same week constitutes a trend. The blog post “My First (Jewish) Porno” (August…

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  Collaborating

  Darren Kleinberg and Jerry Hirsch are right on the money about start-up/establishment collaborations (“Collaboration Holds the Key,” August 24). Today, the Joint Distribution Committee and Moishe House are doing this on a global scale. Firstly, we started from our shared vision for Jewish young adults around the world. Then a healthy dose of mutual respect…

  Aug 30, 2012 | < 1 min read
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  A Misjudgment

  I have a lot of respect for investigative journalism, making the world a better place, and commitment to the vitality of the Jewish people. That’s only part of the reason I have enormous admiration for the Forward, its editors, its journalists, and Rabbi Steven Wernick. (Full disclosure: I’m Jewish, a contributing editor to the Forward,…

  Aug 30, 2012 | < 1 min read

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  Adelsons Get Touchy

  Sheldon Adelson is famously publicity shy, but his daughter may have taken things a bit too far at the Republican National Convention. Shelley Adelson confronted a producer for the liberal Democracy Now show after he tried to question the casino billionaire dad about his massive donations to GOP causes. The younger Adelson allegedly grabbed producer…

  By Seth Berkman Aug 30, 2012 | < 1 min read
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  Talkin’ Israel at the RNC

  For a convention focused on the economy and taxes at a time when foreign policy is hardly considered an issue, any mention of Israel at the GOP gathering is worth noticing. It may not amount to 15 minutes of fame, but a 95-second video in a tight convention schedule is also something. The video, titled…

  By Nathan Guttman Aug 30, 2012 | 2 min read
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  Mr. Tikkun Olam? That’s Rich.

  Of all of the tough sells in this election year, you have to hand it to former George Bush speechwriter Noam Neusner for coming up with one of the toughest. In an op-ed timed to coincide with the Republican National Convention, Neusner exhorts the largely Democratic, largely Jewish readership of the Forward : “Vote Mitt…

  By Bradley Burston (Haaretz) Aug 30, 2012 | 3 min read
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  Deluge of Dissent on War With Iran

  Benjamin Netanyahu has gotten himself in a real pickle as he prepares his nation for a showdown with Iran. He’s staked his career and Israel’s credibility on his vow to stop Iran from reaching nuclear weapons capability, no matter what it takes, with or without outside help. Israelis have learned from bitter experience, he says,…

  By J.J. Goldberg Aug 30, 2012 | 4 min read
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  (Political) Stars Come Out for GOP Coalition

  The Republican Jewish Coalition flexed its political muscle Wednesday evening when it attracted some 20 members of Congress and more than 100 supporters to a pro-Israel reception on the sidelines of the Republican convention in Tampa. It was an opportunity for sitting and aspiring lawmakers to tout their pro-Israel credentials and for the RJC to…

  By Nathan Guttman Aug 29, 2012 | 3 min read
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  Shelly Silver Dented in Albany Scandal

  New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver is under fire over what the local tabloids are calling a “coverup” of sex allegations against a Brooklyn political boss. The Orthodox Jewish speaker of the State Assembly doesn’t usually get front-page play, despite being one of the two or three most powerful people in Albany. It’s likely…

  By Josh Nathan-Kazis Aug 29, 2012 | 2 min read
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  Krysten Sinema Wins Hot Arizona Primary

  Arizona congressional hopeful Krysten Sinema prevailed last night in a closely-watched Democratic primary against two Jewish opponents. With all precincts reporting, Sinema had 12,329 votes, or 42%, compared to 9,043, or 31% for David Schapira and 7,978, or 27% for Andrei Cherny. As the Forward reported last month, Sinema battled claims from opponent Andrei Cherny…

  By Josh Nathan-Kazis Aug 29, 2012 | < 1 min read
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  Mitt Romney Is Real Tikkun Olam Candidate

  Regular readers of these pages are most likely strong supporters in the safety net programs set up in the New Deal, Great Society and now Obamacare legislative eras. They hold these programs to be good examples of America’s capacity to care for the ill, the poor, the destitute and the aged. And they find in…

  By Noam Neusner Aug 29, 2012 | 4 min read