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Fast Forward Kenosha synagogue vandalized with ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti during protests
Vandals spray-painted “Free Palestine” in front of Beth Hillel Temple during demonstrations protesting the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha early Thursday morning. A reporter for the conservative news outlet Town Hall tweeted a video displaying the graffiti. Other property in Kenosha, including at least one church, also were vandalized or otherwise took damage…
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Community Kareem Abdul Jabbar speaks truth to Blacks and Jews
Reading the press, watching the news, and surfing the countless Internet outlets for the latest headlines has become a depressing undertaking. From craven enablers of President Donald Trump, to depressing COVID-19 statistics, to bleak economic data there is precious little to be inspired by. Even our national pastime, a traditional source of heroes, has a…
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News Kristalnacht in L.A. and other digital lies
The first time I received an e-mail decrying the outbreaks of pogroms in Los Angeles, I read as far as the all-caps title,”KRISTALLNACHT 2020 – DOES ANYONE CARE?” and no further. The second time, I read down to the part where the writer, Rabbi Yakov Saacks of The Chai Center in Dix Hills, compared the…
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News Two months after Black Lives Matter march, police confiscate cars of peaceful protesters
The last light of sunset lingered as Lena August walked down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena after celebrating her mother’s birthday at a Mexican restaurant. As she approached her car, she noticed a law enforcement vehicle double-parked next to hers. As soon as she turned the ignition, the glare of police lights flashed in her eyes….
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Community As a gay Jew, I may face discrimination – but I still have white privilege
For as long as I can remember, being Jewish has been my primary identity. Once I came out in my early 40s, I embraced being gay as my second primary identity. I am proud to be both. Yet, why am I reluctant about being white? Growing up I never thought about this. You could count…
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Community My article was controversial – and I talked to the haters
Hillel and Shamai, the exemplars of rabbinic and Jewish pluralism, have a dark secret that is seldom found on the many source sheets featuring these archetypal rivals. While most teachers focus on the many stories highlighting the high level of respect and civility between these two men and their respective study houses, we can find…
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Israel News Inspired by Black Lives Matter, Israelis protest police brutality
Israeli police were caught on camera earlier this month brutally beating 24-year old David Biton over a face mask. In a jerky, low-resolution cellphone video shared widely over the internet, Biton, who had been stopped for failing to adhere to the country’s social distancing regulations, could be seen laying on the ground crying out in…
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Community How USYers gave over $20,000 to racial justice organizations
As two white, Ashkenazi Jewish teenagers, it could be easy for us to turn a blind eye to systemic racism. Our privilege has shielded us from ever having to fear the police, being left out of school curricula or feeling alienated in our daily lives. The easy route would be to look away and pretend…
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