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The Schmooze Alyssa Milano Won’t Speak At Next Women’s March Till Leaders Denounce Anti-Semitism
Alyssa Milano won’t speak at the next Women’s March if leaders Tamika Mallory and Linda Sarsour continue to support Louis Farrakhan, she told Advocate. Milano, an actress who has become one of the most public faces of the #MeToo movement, censured those Women’s March leaders for their continued refusal to publicly distance themselves from Farrakhan,…
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Life How To Talk To The Sex Abuse Survivor Who’s Probably Sitting At Your Shabbat Table
For several years, while earning my doctorate in clinical psychology, specializing in traumatic stress, I felt like I lived a double life. My weekdays were filled with stories of trauma — I conducted countless evaluations of youth who had survived physical or sexual abuse, completed court-ordered risk assessments of minors who had displayed problematic sexual…
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The Schmooze Sarah Silverman Says Louis C.K. Masturbated In Front Of Her — With Consent
Sarah Silverman spoke on Howard Stern’s show on Monday about how Louis C.K. masturbated in front of her with her consent. Referencing his non-consensual masturbation in front of other women, she said, “I believe he has remorse. I just want him to talk about it on stage. He’s going to have to find his way…
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Opinion Stop Pretending Modesty Can Prevent Sexual Assault
What if there were a simple set of rules that could put an end to the entire #MeToo crisis, effectively relegating sexual assault to the dark ages? It’s something a certain group of religious writers, whose belief systems range from Jewish Orthodoxy to Islam and Christianity, seem to believe. “Do we really imagine that true…
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Fast Forward Israeli Journalist Dan Margalit Accused Of Sexual Misconduct By 7 Women
JERUSALEM (JTA) — At least seven women have accused long-time Israeli journalist Dan Margalit of sexual harassment and sexual assault. Five of the women came forward about Margalit, who started his journalism career in the 70s with the Haaretz newspaper and currently serves as one of the newspaper’s columnists, in an article Tuesday in Haaretz….
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Fast Forward Jewish Activist Turns BrettKavanaughInto A #MeToo Resource
The homepage of BrettKavanaugh bears text reading “We Believe Survivors” superimposed over an image of the Supreme Court. The owner of the URL? Gabe Roth, the founder of a grassroots organization that advocates for transparency in the federal court system, bought it years ago. “During the run up to the 2016 election, I thought it…
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Opinion How The #HimToo Hashtag Restored My Faith In Humanity
Twitter and Trump go together like Jefferson Beauregard Sessions and racism, or Kim Kardashian and Instagram. They exist in a symbiotic relationship, a constantly reinforced feedback loop. Without Twitter, there would be no Trump. And given what we’ve learned about Russian troll farms, there would certainly be no President Trump. But in a way, Twitter…
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Community How One Orthodox Rabbi Keeps Singles Safe
Watching Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford during Justice Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings was upsetting, shocking and commanded the better part of my attention (and that of my colleagues) for most of that day. The hearings made me realize how privileged I am to have been involved in Jewish community building for the past 20 years…
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Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
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