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Fast Forward Schumer affirms his faith in God during visit to family of Meron victim
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer paid a shiva call on Thursday morning to the Knoblowitz family who lost their son Pinchas Menachem in the Mount Meron tragedy last week. The 22-year-old Knoblowitz was one of 45 people, including six Americans, who died in the crush of a celebrating crowd during the Lag B’Omer festival at…
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Fast Forward Jamaal Bowman defends support of bill to regulate aid to Israel
Congressman Jamaal Bowman of New York is defending his support of a bill that would regulate U.S. military assistance to Israel, a measure opposed by many mainstream Jewish and pro-Israel groups. Bowman is one of 18 Democratic House members who have co-sponsored a bill introduced by Congresswoman Betty McCollum of Minnesota that prohibits Israel from…
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News The end of the Netanyahu era? Not quite yet
You have to feel for President Reuven Rivlin, a quintessential democrat, an old school gentleman and a mensch for all seasons. He thought he’d seen it all, yet nothing prepared him to task a politician with forming a government for the seventh time in as many years. More than anyone, Rivlin knows this ain’t over…
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News ‘His voice was the sound of music:’ An American Hasid lost on Mt. Meron
Rabbi Shragi Gestetner was born to make music. He started composing when he was 12. He sold his first song at 18. His debut album, Shragee, pulsates with the joy of a man who has found his calling. The year after it came out, Tablet called Gestetner one of the “rising talents of the current…
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Fast Forward Did Netanyahu just lose? Here’s what happened Tuesday in Israeli politics.
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to form a government by the deadline imposed by Israeli law, thrusting the country into uncertain political territory yet again. This could mean that after more than 12 years as Israel’s prime minister, Netanyahu will have to leave office. But he’s been in this situation before…
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News This progressive Queens candidate roots his support for Jews, Israel in a lifelong friendship
Growing up in a working-class part of Astoria, Queens, Jimmy Van Bramer and his friend Albert Behmoiras were at the mercy of a group of bullies who chased them from the school playground and called him “gayboy” and Albert “Jewboy.” “I didn’t know why people would dislike Albert because he was Jewish,” said Van Bramer,…
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Opinion My son was at the Mount Meron disaster
At least 15 people were initially reported dead and dozens injured after a stampede at a religious celebration in Israel
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Opinion Is ousting Netanyahu really worth elevating Naftali Bennett?
Israelis who wish to end the seemingly infinite tenure of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have in recent days pinned their hopes on a new idea: the prospect of a national-unity government led by Naftali Bennett, a former defense minister who heads the right-wing Yamina party. In theory, this Bennett-led government would be non-ideological, and the…
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