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Fast Forward Cries of racism, profuse apologies and a petition: A debate about Jews of color heats up
The publication of an article by two professors about how to count American Jews of color has spurred a passionate outcry in the latest flare-up of longstanding tension around the subject of how to count Jews of color, and discrimination against them. On May 17, eJewish Philanthropy, a web-based publication serving Jewish non-profits and donors,…
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Opinion How Long Will Black People Have To Wait To Be Truly Liberated?
With fresh eyes, some might argue there is less Juneteenth to celebrate in 2019 than there was in 1865. Perhaps that is true. Perhaps not: there’s a bit of selfish audaciousness in that reflection, comparing the lives of 21st century African Americans who, at least, can exercise basic freedom of movement, to the lives of…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Jewish Rapper Shyne Announces Birth Of Daughter
Orthodox Jewish rapper Moses Levi, better known as his stage name Shyne, announced the birth of a new child this week. In an Instagram post, Levi thanked the “Creator of the universe” for a safe delivery and revealed that his daughter is called Naomi, a biblical name from the book of Ruth. “Welcome our princess…
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Fast Forward Black Rabbi Chants Kaddish To Mourn Chicagoans Killed By Police
During a community meeting on police accountability in Chicago, a prominent African-American rabbi read the names of individuals killed by the police and chanted the traditional mourners kaddish in Hebrew. Rabbi Funnye, @JCUA_News Pres, reads names of Chgoans killed by police, chants mourner’s kaddish. #ReformCPD pic.twitter.com/FR4HtRJ16i — Aryeh Bernstein (@aryehlou) April 2, 2017 Rabbi Capers…
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News How a Shofar and Tallit Came to the Smithsonian’s New Black Museum
The new National Museum of African American History and Culture, years in the making, will open to the public on September 24. Featured in the collection will be a section of African American Judaica — including a shofar, Torah and prayer shawl. “Many people understand that the African America church has been the bedrock of…
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