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State Senate candidate slammed for comments critics call hate speech targeting Jews, Muslims and…
CLAREMORE — A state senate candidate from Rogers County is being called…
Controversial high school board member Jill Manrique, who wore Palestinian headscarf at D219…
Just over two months after Niles West High School District 219 School Board member Jill Manrique sparked controversy by wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh on the stage at the graduation ceremony at Niles West High School in Skokie, a…
Open day at Etz Hayim | Community
DERRY – The Etz Hayim Synagogue will hold an open house and orientation for new and returning students on…
TB attorney disbarred over allegations against judge made false claims about other attorneys,…
Nickola Cunha, the former Hamden lawyer who was disbarred for anti-Semitic remarks made against a judge faces disciplinary action for allegations she made against three other lawyers, according to court documents.In one case, Cunha falsely…
Beat a dead horse? Learn about the decline of Protestantism
Beat a dead horse? Learn about the decline of Protestantism
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Bob Tamasy: Doing well in the age of demanding rights
These days, perhaps more than ever, we hear about “my rights”. During my life, there have been important movements to guarantee rights of all kinds. And today, protests and debates continue, sometimes civil and sometimes not. But…
Researcher in Jewish Studies Richard Freund (1955-2022)
By Laurie Baron
Laurie Baron
Richard A. Freund, PhD
SAN DIEGO – Dr. Richard A. Freund died in Charlottesville, Va., on July 14, 2022, of complications resulting from rejection of a bone marrow transplant he received 18 years ago. He…
Boris has dumped, but how are things changing?
The far-reaching shortcomings of so-called Western-style democracy may date back to its earliest days, but what has been particularly troubling lately has been a tendency to elect (or select) leaders whose spectacular inability to…
Execution of Texas death row inmate Ramiro Gonzales postponed
Comment this storyCommentThousands of miles and circumstances separate a Jewish cleric based in Maryland and a death row inmate in Texas. But the lives of the two men have been entwined with dozens of handwritten letters over the past…
Part I: Addressing the Holocaust as a Moral Choice | The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com |…
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*Editor's Note: A new series on the Holocaust from Alex Grobman, PhD
The question of how and why the Holocaust occurred in Western civilization remains a matter of concern because it reveals…
Did a Jewish nonprofit focused on social justice give in to a right-wing harassment campaign by…
It was supposed to be a dream job.
When Anna Rajagopal told me about Avodahthey understood it to be a “non-profit social justice group that works specifically with recent college graduates and young Jews between the ages of 21 and…
“Our task is to proclaim the name of God”
(RNS) - The Reverend Jerry Pillay, the Presbyterian minister elected general secretary of the World Council of Churches last month, takes the helm as the global ecumenical body is already under pressure to expel the Russian Orthodox Church…
Hypocrisy and double standards: FIFA’s message to Palestine and the world
FIFA President Gianni Infantino. (Photo: UN, via Wikimedia Commons)
By Issam KhalidiThe Russian invasion of Ukraine and the international sympathy with Ukraine illustrates the hypocrisy and double standards that the West employs in…
My friend Jan Perry
A bullet through the kitchen window.
The parents of my good friend, Jan Perry, had purchased land in Woodmere, just outside of Cleveland. Well, they didn't buy it. They couldn't because they were black. Instead, they asked a black man…
West Palm Beach Attorney Gary S. Lesser Sworn in as 74th President of the Florida Bar – Boca…
Orlando, FL (June 24, 2022) – Attorney Gary S. Lesser, managing partner of West Palm Beach-based Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC, was sworn in today as the 74th President of the Law Society of Florida. More than 500…
Can Jewish Report leave the Press Council without consequences? – OPINION
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The right targets LGBTQ freedom – the SCOTUS decision on Roe is a precursor
By James Finn | DETROIT - Somewhere in the United States this morning, a young girl is pregnant because she was sexually abused by someone she trusts - a parent, an uncle, a teacher, possibly a Baptist pastor from South. She is…
Illinois 6th Congressional Dem Primary 2022: Casten, Newman and Hughes
ILLINOIS — Two incumbent congressional representatives, Sean Casten and Marie Newman, are fighting for their political lives in Illinois' newly remapped 6th congressional district. The two battle it out in a game of political musical…
Cleveland officer of the year under investigation over alleged anti-Semitic social media posts
A Cleveland police officer who was once recognized as Officer of the Year is under investigation after being accused of glorifying Adolf Hitler and spreading anti-Semitism in old social media posts that resurfaced. The Cleveland Police…
When death becomes life. The will of the Holy Land… | by Daniel Mark Harrison | June 2022
The will of the people of the Holy LandLucky Star: the mighty flag of IsraelJThe other day I came across a wonderful historical treasure. The document is called The Harrison Report (I found it after thinking about naming a YouTube show by…
Social workers’ conference skips vote on ‘uncomfortable’ anti-Semitism motion
A motion on anti-Semitism that has sparked anger and fear among many Jewish social workers failed to pass the British Association of Social Workers' annual conference. (BASW) Friday.
Jewish News revealed on Wednesday how a motion…
HMH will host free educational programming this month
Dr. Wendy Lower
The Houston Holocaust Museum will host free public programs in June, including a June 19 panel discussion, an author event with a National Book Award…
Beyond the signature: my dear friend, I miss Essy
We've all had people in our lives who left lasting impressions on us. Most lists would start with our parents and go from there.
In cases where parenting advice has been exemplary but cut short, others have come into our lives and…
Suddenly, flowers bloomed on top of the mountain! – The free weekly
It's already June and almost summer! Time seems to have sped up this year! This is what happens when an age is an air sign, which Aquarius…
The American scholar: morality, meaning and nonsense
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Metaphysical animals: how four women brought philosophy back to life by Claire MacCumhaill and Rachel Wiseman; Doubleday, 416 pages, $32.50
In…
German federal court plans to remove anti-Semitic relic
BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court pondered on Monday a Jewish man's attempt to force the removal of a 700-year-old anti-Semitic statue from a church where Martin Luther once preached, and said that he would deliver his verdict in the…
Shavuot (Pentecost) guide for the perplexed, 2022
(May 26, 2022 / JNS) Shavuot, celebrated this year on June 5, is one of three freedom-oriented Jewish pilgrimages to Jerusalem: Pesach (Passover), Shavuot (Pentecost) and Sukkot (Tabernacles).
Shavuot is celebrated seven weeks after…
The chairman of the board of directors answers: “I believe” in the mission of the federation | My…
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$5 million exhibit on anti-Semitism unveiled at JCM dinner
Plans to build a $5 million exhibit at the Crown Heights Jewish Children's Museum to combat anti-Semitism were unveiled at the institution's annual gala dinner on Tuesday. Full Story, Photos, Video By the COLlive journalistPhotos: Itzik…
The Case of Francis Collins – Kiowa County Signal
By Dr. Jan F. Dudt Professor of Biology at Grove City College and Researcher in Medical Ethics at the Institute for Faith & Freedom
There is always a dilemma for Christians in how best to handle and respond to…
Death of the week of May 13, 2022 – J.
The obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel.
Zel Bauer
April 4, 1931 – May 1, 2022
Zel Bauer
Zel Bauer, daughter of the late Dr. Harry Greenberg and Lee Winkler Greenberg, passed from this land…
Debate on the great Jewish writers and thinkers
By Rabbi Dr. Dov LernerClinical Assistant Professor at the Straus Center
On Wednesday, April 13, the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought hosted Dr. Abraham Socher, Emeritus Professor of Jewish Studies…
Gill Cafiero ’22 receives scholarship to study professional ethics and the Holocaust
Each year, the highly competitive program chooses 12 to 15 scholars to spend two weeks in Berlin and Poland, where they visit key historical sites and participate in daily seminars.
Run under the auspices of the Museum of Jewish Heritage…
The left’s war on childhood | The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com | Daniel Greenfield |…
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From Greta Thunberg to children put on puberty blockers, the victims of the war on childhood are everywhere. They show up at environmental or gun control rallies…
Torah UBusiness – The Commentator
In the fall, a YU student asked me an interesting question: "Do Torah Umadda apply to Sy Syms? Isn't 'Madda' only sciences and arts that can help us understand Torah, not business studies?
I asked him which volume of the Talmud he is…
The “moral pandemic” is even worse
The covid-19 pandemic is physical, but it strongly highlights a more disturbing pandemic besetting our world, including the United States: the moral pandemic known as selfishness.
We are all sometimes selfish about unimportant things,…
Levine, Morton
LEVINE, MortonMorton P. Levine, 95, died in Atlanta, Georgia on April 26, 2022, peacefully at home surrounded by family. Morton was born on April 7, 1927 in Mt. Vernon, New York, the third son of Meyer and Esther Levine. He grew up with…
Allegation of discovery of Bible scroll in Iran is false
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Videos shared on social media claim to show a newly discovered original scroll of the Book of Esther, a biblical text that chronicles the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to…
The corporate media is hostile to you and your religious beliefs
by Kerry Dougherty
Chances are you were too busy last weekend, or too smart, to bother with it. The New York Times.
But if you had taken a look, like me, you would have seen this article, promoted to the front page:
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Africa’s ‘clientelist’ leadership and the West’s ‘merchant of…
The Merchant of Venice is one of my best works of Shakespeare. In a typical Shakespearean plot, it carries multiple themes of which the most dominant are socio-cultural ethics and religious morality and an attempt to universalize the…
What is Passover? Meaning and traditions of the Jewish Spring Festival
These plagues consisted of: water turning to blood, frogs, insects, wild animals, plague of cattle, boils, hail, locusts, darkness and the aforementioned death of all the firstborn Egyptian sons. According toChabad-Lubavitch Orthodox…
A review of The Subversive Simone Weil
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Right-wing US media applaud Hungarian Orban as role model
the Jewish Telegraph Agency (04/04/22) drew attention to "the use of anti-Semitic dog whistles as Orbán declared victory for 'Christian Democratic politics' in Hungary".
Viktor Orbán has been re-elected Hungarian Prime Minister, a victory…
Unbreakable Soul – Boulder Jewish News
by Sam Glaser
The first evening of Nissan, we begin to count until the moon is full on the fifteenth. This is Seder night, our annual anniversary celebration as a nation. About 3,000 years ago, we were a slave people…
‘He’s a war criminal’: Biden calls Putin ‘brutal’ amid reports of…
The Biden administration will add more penalties against Russia amid growing evidence of war crimes in Ukraine by Vladimir Poutineforces. 'There must be accountability,' said Secretary of State Antoine Blinken told CNN on Sunday as reports…
House Ethics Committee struggles to crack down on bad behavior
As chairman of the House Ethics Committee, Deutch would like to see a bit more vigorous scrutiny of behavior that doesn't violate specific rules but clearly brings discredit to the institution.The past year has brought a number of examples:…
Clarence Thomas would be wise to follow Ketanji Brown Jackson’s lead on recusals
Amid his own beclowing last week during Senate confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas pulled off a useful and remarkable concession from the judge: that, if upheld, she would recuse herself from a highly…
Larger donor-advised funds are slower to distribute their assets, study finds
According to a new study of a limited number of account sponsors, nearly 80% of donor-oriented fund accounts distribute money to charities quickly enough to deplete initial contributions to those accounts within 15 years. However, the study…
Aaron’s Silence – Commentary on the Torah Shemini portion
Aaron's Silence
Comments on Torah Portion Shemini 2022
Two young men meet a sudden and tragic death in our Torah portion. The scene is described succinctly:
Nadav and Avihu, sons of Aaron, each took his brazier, put fire in it, and put…
This Week in Israel’s History: March 24-30
CENTER FOR EDUCATION IN ISRAEL, Israeled.orgMarch 24, 2022March 24, 1993 — Weizman is elected president
Ezer Weizman, a nephew of Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann, is elected the nation's seventh president on a 66-53 vote in the…
Training our future leaders – The Australian Jewish News
MEMBERS of Sydney's diverse multicultural communities (pictured) took part in the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies' (JBD) We Are All Sydney (WAAS) programme, which provides free leadership training to emerging community leaders.
The…
Jewish groups condemn Latvian parade honoring Nazis, warn it could be used for Russian propaganda
Breadcrumb Links News defense watch The march in honor of the Latvian SS Legion has been a controversial annual event, but pandemic health restrictions have forced the celebration to be canceled for the past two years.…
Ukrainian-born businessman wants to help war relief efforts instead of US jail time
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Ukrainian-born American businessman, convicted last year of campaign finance violations alongside a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, is seeking to help war relief efforts in Ukraine as an alternative to prison, a…
Is there a justification for Putin’s war? | Ukraine
Nazis, genocide, NATO, history: Russia has no shortage of apparent justifications for its war in Ukraine.But are any of them valid? Were Russian speakers in danger in the east of the country? Is NATO expansion a material threat to Moscow?…
Watch ‘Joseph and the Incredible Technicolor Dreamcoat’ buzzed, baked and bored
Michigan Daily editors do it all. In addition to being students with full course loads, they roll up their sleeves to consume media and write. For the entertainment of our loyal readership — and to celebrate a holiday that one…
Melbourne embarks on admissions – The Australian Jewish News
dark comedy about white privilege" that "revels in discomfort" as director Gary Abrahams describes it, Admissions asks, "what are you really willing to sacrifice for your ideals?"
Described as "surprising and daring" by The New York…
Pro-Russian groups wear “Z” to show support for invading Ukraine
A new emblem has surfaced in the Ukraine-Russia conflict: a 'Z', stylized in a thick brushstroke.
The "Z" has been spotted on Russian tanks invading Ukraine and…
The fight to criminalize abortion is a matter of religion, and as a non-Christian it is a violation…
Colleen Hogan
Whether on social media or on protest signs, the fight to permanently legalize abortion has never stopped since the birth of Roe v. Wade in the 1970s. One thing remains the same in the fight: opposition in the name of…
Top Senate Republican says Wendy Rogers could be censured for speaking to white nationalists
Republican State Senator Wendy Rogers speaking January 15, 2022 at a rally for former President Donald Trump in Florence. Photo of Gage Skidmore (modified) | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0…
The Lighter Side: Q&A with St. Louis Press Club President Joan Berkman
The Jewish Light recently spoke with Joan Berkman, president of the St. Louis Press Club and president of Face Watchers Public Relations, as part of The Lighter Side series – short interviews with interesting people from the Jewish…
Day Pitney LLP – bocaratonobserver.com
Attorney
Gary Betensky, a seasoned litigator with nearly 40 years of experience, joined Day Pitney LLP, an East Coast law firm with national and international reach, when it merged with Richman Greer in 2019. The firm's 300…
An extraordinary account of a Hasidic enclave
In an old joke, a secular Jew sits on a park bench next to a man in a tall black hat and a long black coat. The secular Jew turns to the man dressed in black and says, "What's wrong with you Hasids?" It's not the old country, it's the…
American Jewish University plans to sell its campus
This story was published on February 17 by striker. Register here to receive the latest Forward stories each morning.
When American Jewish University announced earlier this month that it planned to sell its campus, there were, as you…
The view of Budapest | Opinion
I am writing to you from Budapest, the beautiful Hungarian capital that spans the Danube. Hungary, although a remote and modest country both in terms of size and population, has played a disproportionate role at the American curator…
The BroadsheetDAILY – 2/14/22 – Shortly after residents protest against the planned new…
monday 14 february3-4:30 p.m.Rockefeller ParkAll we need is Love! All ages are encouraged to create heart-shaped “love padlocks” to attach to park fences to show your love for BPC. Music, delicacies and a festive atmosphere guaranteed.…
The arbiter of authentic Christianity
HOW CAN CHRISTIANS support the party of Donald Trump – a man who has bragged about sexually assaulting women, uses the Bible as an obvious prop as he gauzes protesters and lies almost as often as he does breathe? For many progressive…
Holocaust Survivor Killed in Traffic Crash • Jessica Seinfeld’s Meatless Meals • The Meaning…
Hello, New York. Bronx-born Jewish comedian and actor Robert Klein turns 80 today. "I was in the DeWitt Clinton High School Marching Band," he joked. "One of the worst bands ever. When we played the national anthem,!-->…
Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, on reconciliation, healing and hope
It took about 10 minutes for the chosen ultimate frozen to thaw. The royal audience at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding actually laughed – a little.Then there was more laughter. No more nodding heads. More complicit smiles.After…
A ‘Palestine First’ Scandal Hits the US Congress
(February 4, 2022 / JNS) During Barack Obama's presidency, when diplomatic tensions between Israel and the United States reached levels rarely seen, the term "Israel-Prime" was concocted by opponents of the Jewish state as a way to…
Dyson headlines OHIO Black History Month events
Michael Eric Dyson
Ohio University will celebrate Black History Month 2022 with a virtual keynote address by Dr. Michael Eric Dyson at 7 p.m. on February 23, and several…
Antisemitism, charges of improper spending led top public defender to resign; he denies them |…
When the chief public defender of Ascension, Assumption and St. James parishes resigned in November after 12…
Pig heart transplant sparks controversy
On the January 7, 2022, David Bennett, 57, received a genetically modified pig's heart transplant, the first operation of its kind. In the days that followed, the transplant was widely hailed as a "success" by news outlets, with…
A Legacy of Jewish Learning
Dr. Adam Glasgow internalized several quotes he learned from David Frim Pirkei Avot class at Prozdor Hebrew College.
Never miss the best stories and events! To have JewishBoston this week.…
A former Nazi speaks out
After synagogue attack in Texas, former Nazi TM Garret says we can overcome fear.
TM Garret realizes he could have been in that synagogue in Colleyville, Texas - not in his former life as a white supremacist and leader of the Ku…
Prime Minister Imran Khan is wrong about the real evils of the Muslim world
Prime Minister Imran Khan recently organized a dialogue among several prominent Muslim scholars around the world under the aegis of the new Rehmatul-Lil-Aalameen Authority. The theme was “Islam, Society and Ethical Values”, and…
California’s new public health rules make it harder to visit nursing homes – J.
Citing the latest surge in Covid cases, California health officials on January 7 implemented some of the strictest rules yet for people visiting nursing homes and aged care facilities.
The instructions, stricter than those for hospital…
Satirical Semite: 2022 Survival Guide
2022 promises to be a good year. For starters, there are going to be a lot of 2's in it. February 2 will be 2222. On January 1 there were a lot of memes that said how horrible 2020 is but that 2021 would be better, although that is not…
From 2013: Interview with Sidney Poitier
He was a legend. He was a pioneer. Sidney Poitier, who passed away this week at the age of 94, was a revolutionary artist⦠truly in a class of his own. In 2013, âSunday Morningâ…
A look at the future of art restitution
In 2021, many countries and peoples have seen demands for the return of cultural artefacts come true. Disputes over the ownership of these artefacts have become increasingly urgent in…
Full Boston Public Radio broadcast: January 5, 2022
Today the Boston Public Radio:michelle single gave financial advice for the new year, including navigating the buy now pay later trend, inflation status and overdraft fees. Singletary is a nationally unionized columnist for the Washington…
Rep Jamie Raskin on surviving a tragic double blow and finding the strength to lead
In the history of a bad start to the work weeks, few can match the one Rep. Jamie Raskin started on Jan.6, 2021, his first full morning back on Capitol Hill since the discovery of his son's corpse six days earlier. Raskin, a Democrat who…
Boebert touts anti-vaccine mandate and pro-gun priorities as re-election campaign emerges
United States Representative Lauren Boebert held a tightly-controlled New Years Day press conference in the Community Hall of the Home Loan State Bank in downtown Grand Junction, where she announced her…
Paul Rudd once used a false name for this movie because he didn’t like the movie
Maybe every actor has a movie or two under their belt that they wish they weren't doing. This is the case with Paul Rudd, who once found himself in a project that he wanted nothing to do with. In fact, People's Sexiest Man…
Rabbi Isaac Arama and Aristotle
One of the remarkable characteristics of the medieval Spanish Jewish community was the confidence to weave philosophical teachings into biblical commentary. One of the exemplary voices in this genre was Rabbi Isaac ben Moses Arama, a…
Group is backing down, according to the Prop R redistribution process that will begin in 2030 |…
The organization behind the R proposal has announced that it will no longer push for a rushed application…
Could artists do more good on stage than off?
A little over ten years ago, Richard Evans and I co-created the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, a unique and distinctly âSydneyâ offering to the world. Our intention was to create a word class festival…
Adams delays appointment of former police officer over ethics concerns
At the time of Mr Banks' resignation, the investigation into illegal alcoholic beverages was focused on certain people who also had ties to the city government. Through these connections, the federal investigation was broadened to examine…
Build Back Better Becomes More Inclusive in Faith-Based Child Care
Through Michel Gryboski, Christian Post reporter | Wednesday 22 December 2021Classroom | Unsplash / Jason SungA Senate committee removed some of the controversial language from the Build Back Better bill that would restrict funding…
Meeting of the legislative delegation – Edition of elected officials
The Hernando County Legislative Delegation was held on Monday, December 6, 2021. This is the meeting where local officials meet with state officials to request changes or additions to the law and request state funding for county projects.…