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Community The Chief Rabbinate’s Monopoly Is Crumbling In Israel — And That’s A Great Thing
Recently Tzohar, a Zionist-Orthodox rabbinic organization, announced their establishment of a private entity to oversee kosher dietary regulations —kashrut— in Israel. The move is another nail in the coffin of the Chief Rabbinate’s monopoly over religious life, and another important milestone on the way to the separation of religion and state in Israel. The establishment…
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Community We Need More Women In Office
Many people are surprised to learn that when women run for office, they succeed at the same rate as men; women even win reelection to U.S. Congress at slightly higher rates than their male counterparts. Yet, in the United States just 19.4 percent of members of Congress and 21 percent of Senators are women, and…
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Opinion No, Israel Is Not Descending Into Theocracy
Few people have invested as much effort, time, money and heart on behalf of the Jewish people and Israel than the current head of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald S. Lauder. His political, educational and philanthropic activism over decades is legend, and rightly so. Which made my heart sink even deeper this Monday than it…
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Fast Forward Israeli Tech Firm Orbotech Purchased For $3.4 Billion
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A California-based company is acquiring the tech firm Orbotech for $3.4 billion in what is reported to be one of the largest buyouts of an Israeli company. KLA-Tencor Corp., a manufacturer of semiconductor equipment, and Orbotech announced the deal on Monday. Orbotech, based in the central Israel city of Yavne, develops technologies…
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Fast Forward Elon Musk Parties In Jerusalem, Gets Serious At Masada, All On Instagram
Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has taken to Instagram to document his Israel trip. His fans are loving it. Within two hours of uploading a photo of his night out at a Jerusalem bar, Musk racked up almost 250,000 likes. “Learning how to pour flaming absinthe over a tower of glasses in Gatsby,…
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Opinion Are African Refugees Paying The Price Of Jewish Power?
Welcome back to Jane Looking Forward. If you wish to continue reading this weekly newsletter, please subscribe here. And spread the word! Never has an outcry from one Jew to another felt so futile. Ever since the Israeli government announced its intention to deport to Africa thousands of asylum refugees who fled horrific conditions in…
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Fast Forward Dershowitz Bashes Cynthia Nixon For Backing Israelis Who Boycott Settlements
Cynthia Nixon, the actress who announced her campaign for New York governor on Monday, is already facing attacks from pro-Israel activists over her support for a petition backing Israeli artists who were refusing to perform in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. Lawyer and Israel advocate Alan Dershowitz launched a preemptive strike against Nixon on…
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Fast Forward Abbas Calls U.S. Ambassador To Israel ‘Son Of A Dog’
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday criticized U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman for his support of Israeli settlers in the West Bank, calling the envoy a “son of a dog.” Friedman is a strong supporter of Israel’s settler movement, and was an early and enthusiastic advocate of President…
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