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Opinion Anti-Semitism Is On The Ballot. Jews Must Vote No.
At no time in the last half century have American Jews had more of a reason to worry about their safety. As the campaign of Donald J. Trump gained momentum in 2016, the dark, wriggling fringes of the white nationalist right molted and spread new wings, incubated by a candidate who nursed their anger and…
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Community We Found Love And Healing In Pittsburgh
News of the largest attack against Jews in the history of America was devastating. 11 people were murdered during Sabbath services at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh. Many rabbinic colleagues and I knew we just had to be there. As soon as we arrived, we made our way to the makeshift memorial in…
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Opinion Arming Synagogues Will Make Them Less Safe – For Black Jews. Stop Erasing Us.
The Jewish community isn’t going to forget Saturday, October 27, 2018 anytime soon. A gunman, armed with an AR-15, burst through the doors of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue. Shouting anti-Semitic slurs and exclaiming “All Jews must die,” he opened fire, killing 11 members of our community who had gathered to pray and celebrate Shabbat….
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Opinion In The Wake Of Pittsburgh, We Can’t Let Anti-Semitism Define Us
When one enters a house of mourning to pay a condolence call, Jewish tradition posits that one waits for the mourners to initiate the conversation. If the mourners wish to just sit silently, so too are we supposed to sit silently with them. If they have no words for you, that’s fine. This visit is…
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Opinion Blaming ‘Both Sides’ For Political Rage Is Ignorant – And Immoral
I logged onto Twitter on Saturday night to find a message from Alan Dershowitz. “The both sides argument is always proper,” he tweeted. “Blaming only one side— the “other” side— is too easy. The shoe on the other foot test requires that you condemn your side’s bigots along with their side’s.” “Shootings at places of…
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Opinion Opinion | Senator Kristen Gillibrand: America Must Be Safe For Jews
Just over a week ago, an avowed anti-Semite walked into a synagogue here in the United States, armed with a weapon designed for soldiers at war, and murdered 11 Jews while they were praying on the Sabbath. The extraordinary violence was as shocking as it was heartbreaking, but the anger that fueled the violence –…
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Fast Forward As Tree Of Life GoFundMe Hits $1M, Other Synagogues Affected Get Left Behind
Soon after the shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh last week, a GoFundMe was set up to raise money for the victims’ families, as well as repair the building damaged by the gunfire. The GoFundMe has so far raised more than $1.1 million in only eight days — but other Pittsburgh Jewish…
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News A Black Church Mourns With Pittsburgh ‘Sister’ Synagogue — Cementing A Bond Forged In Struggle
Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood has known hatred and heartbreak — the heavily African-American church was one of two in East Liberty that were burned down in 1971 in suspected racist arson attacks. Now, the 1,500-member church is supporting another local house of worship that was attacked in a hate…
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