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News ‘House of Lev’: A former hip hop dancer and makeup artist document their new Orthodox life online
Akiva and Chava Hart and their 6 children converted to Judaism Nov. 5, but have been creating Jewish content online for a year
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Israel Therapy Israel Therapy: How can I engage on social media without getting myself in trouble?
Before you post, take a breath, check your sources…..and take another breath
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Culture Why has Osama bin Laden’s antisemitic ‘Letter to America’ gone viral on TikTok?
TikTokers are posting about the 'mind-opening letter' that justifies terrorism through US support for Israel
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Fast Forward Elon Musk on antisemitic great replacement theory post: ‘You have said the actual truth’
The X CEO posted approvingly of a dangerous canard
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Fast Forward X reportedly paid Holocaust-denying account $3,000 in ad revenue
An account that appears to violate X's policies around violent speech shared screenshots documenting revenue earned through the platform
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Fast Forward Debra Messing, Amy Schumer, Isaac Mizrahi say TikTok ‘not safe for Jewish users’
The letter claims antisemitic harassment on the app has led to offline violence
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Film & TV Amy Schumer posts a Martin Luther King video in support of Israel — MLK’s daughter says Schumer should read her dad’s book
The comedian’s social media has been controversial since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel
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Culture Reeling from tragedy and seeking support, Israel has a social media strategy — and it involves a lot of Harry Potter
Three weeks into the war, Israel is posting messages with pop stars, movie stars and a (once) beloved author
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Fast Forward With harassment and intimidation expected, ‘poll chaplains’ work to keep calm on Election Day
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Yiddish ווידעאָ: באַקענט זיך מיטן ייִדישן לינגוויסט און קולטור־טוער דוד בראַון VIDEO: Meet Yiddish linguist and culture activist Dovid Braun
ער פֿלעג זיך צוהערן ווי די מאַמע און באָבע שמועסן אויף ייִדיש און נישט באַנומען פֿאַר וואָס ער פֿאַרשטייט זיי נישט.
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Fast Forward Uncommitted movement decries accusations that it was ‘bought’
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Forverts in English Book party for Yiddish translation of ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’
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