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Fast Forward Baltimore Poised To Elect First Orthodox City Councilmember
Baltimore has a rich Jewish history that stretches back to the colonial era. Next month will mark a milestone when it is expected to elect its first Orthodox Jew to the City Council. As the November election approaches, , Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer, a 20-something businessman, Sabbath observer, and father of one is the overwhelming favorite…
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Opinion The Orthodox Case for Hillary Clinton — and Against Donald Trump
The American Jewish Committee released the first national poll of Jewish voters earlier in September, and the news is good for Hillary Clinton: Jewish voters prefer her to Donald Trump by a 3–1 margin. But who are those Trump supporters? In Florida, a crucial swing state where the Jewish vote could actually tip the state…
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Fast Forward Does Rise of Anti-Semitism Create ‘Acute’ Need for Jewish Security Grants?
WASHINGTON — Painting a grim picture of Jewish vulnerability in the United States, a top U.S. security official said that the vast majority of funds earmarked to secure non-profits goes to Jewish institutions because their need is most acute. Alejandro Mayorkas, the deputy homeland security secretary, speaking Wednesday to the Orthodox Union’s annual leadership mission…
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Opinion I Refuse To Let Insane Day School Tuition Price My Kids Out of Orthodoxy
It’s that time of year again: My Facebook newsfeed is filled with smiling kids in back-to-school photos. This is the first year I’ve seen my friends’ children, who are the same age as my oldest, heading off to school. While many have been sent off to daycare prior, for the first time my daughter’s peers…
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Fast Forward Why Ultra-Orthodox May Back ‘Tough’ Donald Trump — Doesn’t Hurt That He’s a Man
(JTA) — American Jews are likely to vote for Hillary Clinton in November, but American Jewry’s fastest-growing community is likely to go the other way. A solid majority of haredi Orthodox Jews will vote for Donald Trump, say experts and Republican operatives in the haredi enclave of Borough Park, Brooklyn. While poll data isn’t available…
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Fast Forward Florida Orthodox Back Donald Trump as ‘Lesser of 2 Evils’
(JTA) — Rebecca Raab was shopping recently in a South Florida Costco, wearing the trademark Orthodox outfit of a long skirt and baseball cap, when an employee waved to her and said “Shalom! We’re voting for Trump because we can’t have Hillary in the White House. She’s not good for us!” Raab isn’t sure whether…
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Fast Forward Pro-Trump Ads Aim at Orthodox Voters — But Will They Matter?
A group of Jewish supporters of Donald Trump is planning to run ads in Jewish papers this weekend, trying to convince Orthodox voters to back the Republican candidate. The group, which goes by the name Jewish Democrats for Trump has reported an ad buy in Jewish publications in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods in Brooklyn, including Williamsburg and…
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Community Dining or Dying – A Jew’s Conundrum in Zimbabwe
Food, food, everywhere, but not a morsel to eat. My play on words exaggerate, but as a traveler in a strange land, my eyes often feasted upon a surfeit of food my commitment to kosher forbade I consume. In late 2015 my father died in Harare, Zimbabwe and I inherited his property which included land….
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