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Politics The Electoral College is a fundamentally un-Jewish institution
The Talmud's stance on majority rule — also known as the popular vote — is absolute
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Politics Does the Electoral College strengthen or weaken Jewish influence on the election?
The system is often criticized for making some voters — including Jewish ones — more valuable than others
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Politics The surefire way for Jews to lose this election
Forget Harris and Trump; here are the real stakes on Tuesday
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Politics Beyond Trump and Harris: 7 congressional and governor’s races Jews should watch
From Eugene Vindman in Virginia to Elissa Slotkin in Michigan to Josh Stein in North Carolina, Jewish candidates are vying for pivotal roles
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Politics Need help voting in Yiddish (or Urdu or Tagalog or Gujarati or Polish or Russian or Tamil or Hmong)?
Election Day is a time to marvel at the linguistic diversity of the American Electorate
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Politics Could U.S. voters living in Israel swing the election?
Republican and Democrat activist says interest has never been higher among expats. But voting from overseas is complicated.
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Politics I was Stephen Miller’s rabbi. Here’s why I’m voting for Kamala Harris.
Donald Trump has surrounded himself with racist, xenophobic voices yet again. He has no place in the Oval Office
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Politics Trump blames Harris for immigrant’s shooting of Chicago Jew, and all the Jewish angles on the eve of Election Day
The Jewish vote has been complicated by the Israel-Hamas war and generational shifts
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Opinion What a remarkable Torah rescued from Iran — then LA’s fire — can teach about community amid devastation
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Fast Forward Israel’s judicial overhaul is back. So are the protests.
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Opinion After 15 months of war, Israelis are all scaffolding, helping hold each other up
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Fast Forward Their Pacific Palisades synagogue is standing, but all three rabbis lost their homes
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