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Your vote is your voice
Even if you have grown numb to hearing that the 2020 presidential election is “the most important election of our lifetime” (and I believe it is), we can agree that this election will have life-changing consequences. Voters will choose between President Donald Trump, who has trafficked in chaos, fear, lies and division, and former Vice…
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Voting is core to our Jewish identities: Repair the Vote
We learn in Jewish tradition that we are obligated to “repair the world” or Tikkun Olam, in Hebrew. The election is fast approaching on November 3rd, and for many of us the concept of repairing our world has taken on even greater importance. We have seen many in our communities heeding this call, who are…
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‘Back to school’ like never before
“Back to school” has never looked like this. Classes in three-quarters of the 100 largest school districts are entirely online, even though more than 16 million students in the United States lack internet access. Parents are struggling to help their children learn and also do their own jobs, while some families with means are forming…
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Trump’s COVID-19 School Crisis
When a Georgia student posted a photo of her packed school hallway with virtually no one wearing masks, it went viral. The reaction from those in power was to suspend her rather than figure out how to keep kids and educators safe during a pandemic. Later, of course, they had to take the coronavirus seriously…
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Should the Israeli government invest in American Jewish schools?
How can Israel better engage with the Jewish Diaspora, especially American Jews? It’s a complicated question with even more complicated proposed solutions. Zvika Klein of Makor Rishon sat down with three Jewish and Israeli journalists about the state of the (Jewish) state of Israel-Diaspora relations: Yaakov Katz, Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post; Shmuel Rosner, Columnist…
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LISTEN: 2NJB podcast + The Man Who Invented The Iron Dome
In the early 2000s, Israel was seeing a barrage of constant rocket fire from Gaza injuring hundreds, killing dozens and terrorizing entire communities. Chanoch was the project manager for Iron Dome, the anti missile defense system developed by Israel and the US to counter the constant rocket fire from the Gaza strip. Against all odds…
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LISTEN: 2NJB Podcast — The Israeli Perspective on USA Elections
If Israelis were voting this week, the outcome would be definitive. In a recent poll held by i24News, 63% of Israelis said Trump would be a better president for Israel. Only 18.8% said the same about Biden. Trump also represents a big divide in the American Jewish community: whereas most of American born Jews living…
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LISTEN: 2NJB Podcast — Israel’s Number One Communist, Dov Khenin
Communist. Arab-lover. Tree-hugger. These are just a few of the nicknames his rivals use against him. He’s one of only a select few Jewish Israelis to have served as a Member of Knesset in a majority Arab party. He’s a proud communist who until recently had pictures of Che Guevara and Vladimir Lenin hanging in…
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LISTEN: 2NJB Podcast — The Idan Raichel Experience
Idan Raichel is one of the most well known Israeli artists in the world. Since his hugely successful debut album The Idan Raichel Project was released in 2002, Raichel has zigzagged across the globe on countless tours. He performed a private concert for the visiting President Obama in 2013 (and that was the second time…
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LISTEN: 2NJB Podcast — The Director Of Netflix’s “Devil Next Door”
Today we’re joined by Yossi Bloch. Yossi is one of the busiest and most successful documentary filmmakers working in Israel currently. He co-created Netflix’s hit series The Devil Next Door with Daniel Sivan. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Two Nice Jewish Boys · #216 – The Director Of Netflix’s “Devil Next Door” (Yossi Bloch)
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LISTEN: 2NJB Podcast — Fact Checker By Day, Comedian By Night
Yoav Rabinovitz is our guest today. By day, he’s the chief-editor of the super influential TV show “The Other Side with Guy Zohar”, which deconstructs news items and political speeches, and confronts them with the facts. And by night, Yoav takes off his suit and becomes a stand-up comedian, the wittiest tweeter in the Middle…
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