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Israel News The JCC Bomb Hoaxer, Through The Eyes Of His Mother
The mother of the 18-year-old Israeli American suspected of making hundreds of fake bomb threats at American Jewish institutions said she wants him to undergo brain surgery to get rid of the tumor his family claims impelled him to create the hoax, but the boy exhibited unusual behavior long before the tumor was diagnosed. One…
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Fast Forward Jewish Republican Introduces Bill To ‘Combat Anti-Semitism’
David Kustoff, one of two Republican Jews in the House, is pushing a bill to slap heavier penalties and an automatic hate crime designation on those who threaten religious buildings, following March’s spate of bomb threats against Jewish community centers. “Frankly, it wouldn’t matter what my religion is,” Kustoff, a freshman congressman from western Tennessee,…
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Fast Forward Pakistan Registers First Jewish Citizen In Decades
After a three-year long struggle to change his papers to reflect his status as a Jew, Fishel Benkhald is finally receiving a new identity card and passport that recognize his religious affiliation. “It feels like shackles have been removed from me and I feel a great sense of liberty now,” Benkhald told Fox News. Raised…
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Community WATCH: Adam Prepares for His Bar Mitzvah
In his Bar Mitzvah video, Adam Wolfond, a non-speaking autistic person who types to communicate, explores the story of Moses and the Golden Calf to ask: “Does the Torah book answer the reasons why I don’t talk?” Viewed as non-relational and unaware because of his autism label, Adam expresses his relationship to others, his environment…
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Fast Forward Why Have Autism Rates In Israel Tripled In 10 Years?
Autism diagnoses in Israel have tripled in the past 10 years, but the spike is likely due to better tracking of autism symptoms, according to a Welfare Ministry report released Sunday. The report, which was released on World Autism Day, showed that in 2016 there were 14,269 Israelis diagnosed with autism, up from 3,949 in…
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Fast Forward Mom Of Teen Who Threatened JCC’s Blames Spree On Brain Tumor
The mother of the Israeli-American teen arrested for making false bomb threats against Jewish American institutions said that her son is autistic with a brain tumor and can’t be held responsible for his actions in an interview on Israeli Channel 2. The mother, who gave an interview with her face obscured and was identified only…
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News Evangelicals Are Falling In Love With Passover — Is There Anything Wrong With That?
In March, Florida televangelist Paula White gave her followers a special holiday message. Not for Easter, which falls in mid-April, but for the Jewish holiday of Passover. “We are entering into one of the most supranational and miraculous seasons,” White, who is also a spiritual adviser to President Trump, said in a special video. “The…
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Fast Forward Add Pineapple To Seder Plate? Reconstructionists Create Symbol Of Solidarity With Refugees
Attend a Reconstructionist Passover dinner this season, and there’s a good chance there will be a new addition to the Seder plate – pineapple, to represent support for refugees and immigrants. “In American colonial times, the pineapple was a symbol of welcome and prosperity. They were special gifts because of the great labor and expense…
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