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Community Why I Said ‘No’ To Trump — And ‘Yes’ To Jewish Unity
It would have been far easier to say “yes.” As Jews, at this solemn time of Rosh Hashanah on behalf of American Jews at Washington’s National Cathedral, celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump. Quite the honor, indeed, to be asked. When authority speaks, we are taught to listen. But we are also taught to listen…
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Fast Forward Trump Blames ‘Both Sides’ For Charlottesville — Again
President Donald Trump on Thursday stood by his belief that both sides were to blame for violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12 between white supremacists and counterprotesters. Trump had drawn criticism for not initially condemning white supremacists who organized the event with even some of his fellow Republicans expressing dismay at his opinion. Trump…
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Fast Forward Congress Sends Trump Bill Condemning Neo-Nazis And White Supremacists
Congress passed a resolution late on Tuesday calling on President Donald Trump to condemn hate groups after Trump was criticized for his response to the violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a month ago. The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously adopted the resolution, U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly, a Democrat from Virginia, said…
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Breaking News The Top 10 Moments That Mattered To Jews In 5777
(JTA) — This Jewish year was not a quiet one, to say the least. From the tumultuous first eight months of Donald Trump’s presidency, to a wave of bomb threats against Jewish community centers, to a neo-Nazi protest in Charlottesville that turned violent, to the twin weather catastrophes of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Jews, like…
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Fast Forward Trump Won’t Even Look At Gary Cohn After Criticism Over Charlottesville
President Trump is displeased with economic adviser Gary Cohn – reportedly refusing to make eye contact with the ex-Goldman Sachs exec and West Wing policy wonk. According to a report in The New York Times, the president was so infuriated by Cohn’s rebuke of Trump over comments following the Charlottesville crisis that he will not…
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Israel News Bibi’s Son And Heir Apparent Embraces The Far Right — Even When It Hates Jews
Before sitting down for dinner at the Israeli prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem in May, Donald and Melania Trump were introduced to another member of the Netanyahu family: “I want you just to meet our boy,” said Sara Netanyahu, as she called in one of her sons, Yair, who is 26 and is shaping up…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Stephen Colbert Mocks Bannon — With Nazi Salutes
Stephen Colbert ended his opening monologue with a gesture towards Trump — a Nazi salute, to be precise. After roasting Stephen Bannon following the former Trump adviser’s intense interview with Charlie Rose, Colbert gave a guess as to where Trump’s support level is at. “I’d say his support is about… about up there,” Colbert said,…
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Community A Month After Charlottesville, A Synagogue Lay Leader Reflects On The Shabbat Of Terror
As a darshan and occasional maftir of our lay-led, traditional egalitarian Sabbath services here in Charlottesville, Virginia, I am often struck by the immediacy of the Torah and haftarah texts. Sometimes Moses and the Prophets ascend from the mundane to the eternal; other times, their words reach down and touch the present. Like Sabbath celebrants…
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