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Is Truth Under The Gun?

Editor's Desk O.J., Trump and the Big Lie about the Temple Mount.

By Gary Rosenblatt

Despite A Forecast For Protests, Grossman Play Premieres In NY Uneventfully

Decried by 70 artists who called for boycott, play by peace activist produced with Israeli government funding graces the Lincoln Center Festival with nary a demonstrator in sight

By Jordan Hoffman

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Start-Up Synagogue

New Start-Up Minyans Personalize Religious Experience For Millennials

By Shira Hanau

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Pew Report: More Jews Than Muslims In US, But Muslim Pop. Growing Faster

Key findings show that American Muslims intermarry way less and are far more religious than American Jews

By JTA

Muslims Mark End Of Ramadan In Brooklyn

Abuse Survivors Press For Statute Bill

In wake of stalled legislation, demonstrators call on Agudah to get behind Child Victims Act.

By Chaim Levin

Protestors demonstrating in front of the synagouge of the Noveminsker Rebbe. Courtesy Asher Lovy/Zaakah

News Roundup The headlines American Jews are talking about today.

First Read For July 27

Manhattan Judaica store to close; Houston shuls report anti-Semitic threats; California imam: ‘Annihilate’ Jews’; Aliyah from Venezuela increases. More…

By Steve Lipman

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How Michael Levin Inspired A Generation Of Lone Soldiers

Eleven years since Michael Levin fell in the Second Lebanon War, his legacy still inspires young Americans to join the Israeli Army.

Letters From Israel

For Syrians, A Safe Haven In Safed

Near the border, Israel stepping up care for those left scarred by the civil war.

By Nathan Jeffay

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Self-Advocate With Tourette Syndrome Speaks Out

The New Normal As the GOP votes to advance their health care bill, disability advocates and allies continue to speak out

By Adam Fishbein

Marchers express pride in their Jewish and LGBT identities. Talia Lakritz/JW

New Dating Site ‘Saw You At Stonewall’ Caters To LGBT Jews

Exclusive Niche dating website focuses on the underserved Jewish LGBT dating scene; sliding scales place users on the Queer spectrum.

By Shira Hanau

Don’t Exaggerate The Impact Of BDS

Opinion No topic has become more radioactive for the Jewish community than BDS.

By I.M. Mansdorf

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Three Italian Brothers Try To Find The Cave They Lived In During The Holocaust

By Gabe Friedman

At 100, UJA Marks Milestone By Embracing Change

By Hindy Poupko

The Summer Tour Map

JOFA, Yeshivat Maharat Joint Tour To Stop In 13 Cities This Summer

JOFA Blog The Summer Tour will expose communities to new and creative models of female scholarship and leadership.

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JOFA Blog How tall Is your mechitza?

By Shayna Abramson

Could Temple Mount Violence Affect Embassy Move?

Former peace negotiator says yes; questions remain over Bibi’s response.

By Stewart Ain

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Rachel Kadish’s New Novel Delves Into Women’s Roles, From The 17th Century To The 21st

In “The Weight of Ink,” Kadish intertwines stories and characters, separated by centuries but with emotional touchstones between them.

By Sandee Brawarsky

Dad Swims 28.5 Miles To Raise Money For Charity In Memory Of Daughter

His marathon swim, completed in just under 8 hours, net $25K for research.

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July 27, 2017
11:01 am

This Jewish Playwright Was Forced To Tackle Tchaikovsky’s Jewish Problem

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While researching his latest one-man show, “Our Great Tchaikovsky,” Hershey Felder — a playwright, actor and composer who has brought the loves, torments and soaring music of some of the world’s greatest composers to the stage — faced a...

By Tom Tugend

July 27, 2017
10:54 am

The Summer That Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill Took Over Mainstream Comedy

25th Annual William S. Paley TV Festival - Judd Apatow & Friends

In history books, the summer of 2007 will go down as the official start of one of the worst financial crises in American history. It started in July, when Bear Stearns announced that two of its hedge funds had...

By JTA

July 27, 2017
10:51 am

Auschwitz Museum Announces First Traveling Exhibit Of Artifacts

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The museum at Auschwitz announced the first traveling exhibit about the Nazi concentration and extermination camp, featuring more than 600 original artifacts. The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland announced the exhibit in a news release Wednesday, saying it will visit...

By JTA

July 27, 2017
10:43 am

In Apparent De-escalation, Abbas Calls For Return To Prayer In Al-Aqsa

Palestinian officials called on worshipers to return to the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, in a move seen as a de-escalation of a Muslim-Israeli dispute over the site. Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, on Thursday said prayers should...

By JTA

July 27, 2017
9:57 am

First Read For July 27

West Side Judaica Store

West Side Judaica to close, leaving only one Judaica store left in Manhattan West Side Judaica, one of two Jewish bookstore-gift shops in Manhattan, will close its doors soon because of increasing competition from the Internet and a recent rent hike,...

By Steve Lipman

July 26, 2017
4:40 pm

How Michael Levin Inspired A Generation Of Lone Soldiers

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What was it about Michael Levin that turned a 5’6, twenty-two-year-old from Philadelphia into a larger-than-life hero of the Jewish people? What was it about him that inspired so many people to leave their friends and family behind and...

July 26, 2017
2:11 pm

Jewish Athlete Barred From 1936 Berlin Olympics Dies At 103

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Margaret Bergmann Lambert, a high jumper who was barred from the 1936 Berlin Olympics because she was Jewish, died in New York at 103. Her niece, Doris Bergman, confirmed that Lambert died Tuesday, The New York Times reported. In June 1936,...

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A favorite saying of the Rabbis of Yavneh, told in the Talmud, was: “I am God’s creature and my fellow is......

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Inclusion At Camp JCA Shalom

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Recently some parents have asked about the inclusion program for campers and staff with disabilities at JCA Shalom. While a few camps have inclusive programs like ours, in my opinion I wish there could be more. I think more and...

By Joel Charnick

July 25, 2017
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Self-Advocate With Tourette Syndrome Speaks Out

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Editor's Note: The New Normal blog has been covering efforts by disability activists and advocates this summer who are opposing the Republican healthcare bill. Today's blog is a speech that was delivered at Tuesdays with Toomey, a weekly gathering...

By Adam Fishbein

July 20, 2017
11:34 am

July 20, 2017 11:34 am

US Gold Medalist Plays Wheelchair B-Ball In Israel

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A moving encounter took place this week when 48 members of the US Maccabi Swim Team visited Tel Aviv’s Beit Halochem Rehabilitation Sports and Recreation Center and met with Zahal Disabled Veterans. US Olympic Gold Medalist Anthony Ervin was amongst...

By The Zahal Disabled Veterans Organization

July 20, 2017
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Aphasia Awareness Month In Israel

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Editor's Month: Last month we shared a story about the impact that Hadassah's Adler Aphasia Center is having in Israel. We're delighted to share these photos from the Center's recent Aphasia Awareness Month events. The senior staff of Hadassah Academic...

By Hadassah Academic College

July 17, 2017
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Financial Planning And Special Needs

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“Caregiver” is a familiar word as we gain appreciation for the things people do for loved ones. The term is especially applicable to those caring for someone who has special needs. Decision-making, particularly where children are the ones with...

By David J. Goldwasser

July 13, 2017
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This Chasidic Mom Got Arrested To Save Medicaid

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Sara Atkins, a Chasidic stay at home mother of five children is busy this summer planning her son’s Bar Mitzvah, overseeing her children’s schooling (they all attend a cyber charter school) and taking her children to their scouts and...

By Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

July 10, 2017
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Medicaid Is A Civil Rights Issue

Editor's Note: The New Normal blog continues to cover the impact of proposed Medicaid cuts on the lives of people with disabilities. Thank you to Erica Mones for sharing her perspective which originally appeared here. Nearly once a week a...

By Erica Mones

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Three Jewish Sisters, Pop’s Newest Music Sensation

New band HAIM’s second album lands with a splash, as the sisters head on tour.

By Shira Hanau

July 27, 2017
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July 27, 2017 11:01 am

This Jewish Playwright Was Forced To Tackle Tchaikovsky’s Jewish Problem

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While researching his latest one-man show, “Our Great Tchaikovsky,” Hershey Felder — a playwright, actor and composer who has brought the loves, torments and soaring music of some of the world’s greatest composers to the stage — faced a...

By Tom Tugend

July 27, 2017
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July 27, 2017 10:54 am

The Summer That Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill Took Over Mainstream Comedy

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In history books, the summer of 2007 will go down as the official start of one of the worst financial crises in American history. It started in July, when Bear Stearns announced that two of its hedge funds had...

By JTA

July 27, 2017
10:51 am

July 27, 2017 10:51 am

Auschwitz Museum Announces First Traveling Exhibit Of Artifacts

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The museum at Auschwitz announced the first traveling exhibit about the Nazi concentration and extermination camp, featuring more than 600 original artifacts. The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland announced the exhibit in a news release Wednesday, saying it will visit...

By JTA

July 25, 2017
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Rachel Kadish’s New Novel Delves Into Women’s Roles, From The 17th Century To The 21st

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One image that remains after reading Rachel Kadish’s “The Weight of Ink” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is of an elderly rabbi who lost his sight to the brutality of Inquisition officials, dictating letters in 17th-century London with clarity of mind...

By Sandee Brawarsky

July 25, 2017
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Islands Of Tranquility

Even in high summer, the Maltese islands Gozo and Comino are sleepy and unhurried, like twin lizards baking under the sun. They are peaceful because most people haven’t heard of them. Gozo and Comino are two of the many reasons...

By Hilary Danailova

July 25, 2017
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July 25, 2017 4:05 pm

Horns Of Plenty

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Of all the books that I read in high school, the one that moved me the most was Anthony Lewis’ 1964 bestseller “Gideon’s Trumpet,” the story of a destitute Florida prisoner, Clarence Earl Gideon, who became an unlikely hero...

By Ted Merwin

July 25, 2017
3:11 pm

July 25, 2017 3:11 pm

NYC Events of the Week

MOSHAV Credited with being one of the first groups to make Jewish music that truly rocks, the original members of the ’90s band Moshav hail from, well, a moshav in the outskirts of Jerusalem founded by the mystically minded troubadour...

By Orli Santo

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