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Community Celebrating Trump’s defeat with my Black Jewish daughter
I was sitting at my kitchen table when it was called. In true 2020 fashion, I was on a Zoom call with my colleagues. Applause broke out. Tears flowed and champagne was popped. I heard the streets of DC erupt in wild joy. I put on my sneakers and my mask and took my family…
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Community In Abraham, a model for our divisive times
Whatever your feelings about the outcomes of the 2020 election, one thing is certain: We are a deeply divided country. We see these divisions even in our own families. Friendships have been destroyed, there have been online spats, and disagreements at family gatherings. Searching for answers, longing for comfort, we turn to our tradition. It’s…
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The Schmooze Kamala Harris and Douglas Emhoff made history for interfaith families. All Jews should celebrate that
When Kamala Harris becomes Vice President in January, she’ll have the privilege and burden of representing many “firsts.” She’ll be the first female, first Black, and first South Asian person to serve in the position. As if that’s not enough, Douglas Emhoff, Harris’s infamously infatuated husband and a Forward-certified “hot Jewish dad,” is making history…
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Community Despite everything, poll-watching in Trump country gives me hope
Much about this year’s election has been disappointing, even disheartening, with incivility and hatred dominating the discourse. But I can say that my experience standing outside a polling station in a very blue-collar corner of a bellwether district gives me some hope that neither our election system nor the social fabric of this country is…
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Fast Forward Voters in Borough Park hope for Trump
On 18th Avenue, in the heart of Borough Park, the P.S. 192 building was wide open for voting — but by the afternoon, there were hardly any voters standing in line. In a nearby cafe, a Haredi Israeli man stood next to the baked goods counter, asking locals about their voting preferences. “We have to…
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Community Jews are voting on climate like our lives depend on it
In this election, American Jews are voting on climate like our lives depend on it — because they do. Over the past eight weeks, we — together with more than 800 other Jews and in partnership with more than 40 Jewish organizations — have been reaching out to voters across the country as part of…
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News DHS secretary: No foreign election interference yet in voting machines, ballot-counting
The acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that officials have not seen foreign actors successfully interfering in voting or ballot counting, despite efforts to do so. “We face a multitude of foreign interference threats against our election infrastructure,” from adversaries like China, Iran and Russia, said DHS Secretary Chad Wolf…
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Culture At 92Y, a quiet coda to an “exhausting” election season
Half an hour before sunrise on Election Day, New York City’s 92nd Street Y opened its doors to voters. About 60 people had already gathered outside, presumably hoping to beat the crowds. “People are very excited and voting like their lives depend on it,” said Aristotle Rosario, 44, one of the poll workers stationed outside…
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