Few Jews, many aliens: Inside Roswell’s vanishing Jewish community
The New Mexico town famous for UFOs once had a thriving congregation. Today, only a few Jews remain, praying in a desert with more scorpions than synagogue seats
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In an interview on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast in Southern California on Tuesday, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders talked about the importance of legalizing marijuana — and also opened up a bit about his own history of drug use. After talking about the importance of expunging drug records for low-level offenders, Sanders said that he…
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Culture This UFO Changes Everything
We at the Forward are delighted to welcome Marty Kaplan to his first column for the Forward. An award-winning columnist for Huffpo and the Los Angeles Jewish Journal, Marty will be writing his “Oh Kaplan, My Kaplan” column for us twice a month. His eagle-eyed view from the West Coast promises to be eye-opening, heart-rending…
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What was that bright white light that descended on Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock early last Friday? An alien spaceship? Proof of a “regional galactic governance council”? An Israeli drone? The Internet is still abuzz with speculation about the mysterious object, which separate video clips captured as it traveled downward toward the Dome of the…
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