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Life Being Single In A Marriage-Obsessed Community Is Tough — Whether You’re Jewish, Muslim Or Mormon
In religious communities, the pitied are often easily noticeable. In some communities, it is distinct to where they live and what positions they hold. In others, what they are allowed to wear. In all, it’s as obvious as a naked finger. “No wedding band,” someone whispers in performative sympathy, fondling her own glittery ring. “Poor…
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Opinion The Jewish Community Must Oppose Trump’s Muslim Ban
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled today to uphold the Trump administration’s travel ban targeting Muslim-majority countries. The current version suspends and restricts entry for immigrants, refugees and even visa holders from Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, Iran, North Korea and Venezuela; the latter two countries were added after the ban was contested in…
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Community Jews And Arabs Can Break Bread Together — So Why Can’t We Talk About The Conflict?
Last week, I sat with my students and colleagues at an exceptional student-led Iftar, the festive evening meal that breaks the Ramadan fast. Looking around at the mixed tables and watching everyone genuinely enjoy themselves over food (which was glatt mehadrin kosher food to accommodate Orthodox students and teachers), music and conversation, despite the longstanding…
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Community I’m A Muslim. CAIR Has No Place In A Synagogue.
In our quest for tolerance, religious spaces often take the lead in showcasing voices of change. But sometimes, those who claim to work for tolerance are themselves agents of hatred. Synagogues should never be bullied into hosting organizations that promote divisiveness and demonization — especially groups like the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), which…
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Fast Forward Texas Church Will Hold Lecture On ‘Dangerous’ Judaism
A Texas church’s summer lecture series includes Judaism as one of many “dangerous isms” — putting it in the same category as Islamism, alcoholism and pessimism, the Dallas Morning News reported. Greenville Avenue Church of Christ in Richardson, Texas will hold its “Dangerous Isms” summer series beginning on June 13, church minister, Shelton Gibbs III…
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The Schmooze No One Can Pretend To Be Shocked By Roseanne’s Racism
Roseanne Barr has succeeded against all odds. Wowing an American populace who once doubted her, she has confirmed her ability to be wildly racist and Islamophobic in a single tweet. In a comment on Twitter which has since been deleted, the actress described former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett, saying, “muslim brotherhood & planet of the…
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Opinion My Viral Tweet About Muslims Wearing Kippahs Didn’t Show The Whole Truth
When we see an image that stirs something deep inside of us, we can’t help but share it with the world. There is just something about a man who lets another man fall asleep on him on the subway that is just so utterly sweet and beautiful. It awakens something deep inside of us, deep…
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Fast Forward British Muslims Denounce Anti-Semitism In Ad
(JTA) — Muslim leaders took out a full-page ad in a major British newspaper condemning anti-Semitism. “We understand that many in our country empathize with the Palestinians and their right to a sovereign state,” said the ad Thursday in the Telegraph, a national broadsheet. “However, we must be ever vigilant against those who cynically use…
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