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Don’t let the hour go by

I was sitting on our couch, trying to come up with a tidbit to share on Shabbat morning. It had to be short, since I wanted to leave most of the speaking time for our scholar-in-residence, Dr. Susannah Heschel. (Yes, she was amazing. Yes, your shul should bring her.) I flipped through our copy of…

By Rabbi Michael Rothbaum Feb 4, 2020 | 4 min read
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Schiff says Trump tweet intended as threat, White House denies it

(JTA) — Rep. Adam Schiff said a tweet from President Donald Trump on Sunday morning was “intended” to be a threat. The White House denied the claim. Schiff, D- Calif., is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and the lead prosecutor in Trump’s impeachment hearing in the Senate. He has been praised and vilified for…

By Marcy Oster Jan 26, 2020 | 2 min read
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Nancy Pelosi leads Congressional delegation to Poland, Israel

(JTA) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, leading a congressional delegation to Poland and Israel to commemorate 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, laid a wreath at the former Nazi camp on Tuesday. Pelosi joined her Polish counterpart, Elzbieta Witek, the speaker of the Sejm, the lower house of parliament, and Polish Senate Speaker Tomasz…

By Marcy Oster Jan 21, 2020 | < 1 min read
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Marianne Williamson drops out of 2020 presidential race

(JTA) — Marianne Williamson has ended her run for president. The Jewish writer and self-help guru made the announcement in a message to supporters on Friday, The New York Times reported. “I stayed in the race to take advantage of every possible opportunity to share our message,” she said. “With caucuses and primaries now about…

By Josefin Dolsten Jan 10, 2020 | < 1 min read
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New York Democrats condemn anti-Semitic attacks, but admit they’re not sure why they are happening

NEW YORK (JTA) — In the wake of several attacks on Jews in the New York area in recent months, seven House Democrats representing districts of New York City held a press conference to emphasize that they are committed to stamping out anti-Semitism. But in addition to discussing initiatives designed to help decrease anti-Semitic attacks,…

By Josefin Dolsten Jan 2, 2020 | 4 min read
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Meet The Jewish Congresswoman Who’s Helping Turn The Tide On Impeachment

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) joined the chorus of moderate Democrat voices that have begun calling for consideration of impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump. The latest calls for impeachment come after revelations that Trump allegedly tried to use withheld military aid as a means to pressure Ukraine into investigating Vice President Joe Biden and his family….

By Ari Feldman Sep 24, 2019 | 2 min read
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Israeli Education Minister Under Fire For Supporting Gay Conversion Therapy

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s new education minister Rafi Peretz said in a television interview that he supports gay conversion therapy and that he has used the practice to help homosexual youth. The comments from Peretz, who was appointed to the position last month, is the second controversial statement he has made in two weeks. Last…

By Marcy Oster Jul 15, 2019 | 2 min read
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AOC’s Chief-Of-Staff Wears T-Shirt Featuring Nazi Collaborator

(JTA) — The chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is under fire for wearing a T-shirt bearing the image of a Nazi collaborator. Saikat Chakrabarti is seen wearing the green shirt in a video that aired in December on NowThis News about Ocasio-Cortez’s surprise congressional victory the previous month. The shirt features a sketch…

By Marcy Oster Jul 10, 2019 | < 1 min read

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