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Trump’s Moral Equivalence Trap

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By Jonathan S. Tobin

Was Stephen Bannon Good For The Jews?

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By Ron Kampeas

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Moishe House Goes ‘Off The Derech’

The peer-led organization, formerly geared towards secular Jews, now focusing on those leaving the ultra-Orthodox community.

By Hannah Dreyfus

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In Wake Of Charlottesville, ‘Hate Becoming Mainstream’

Calls for feds to combat extremism at ‘pivotal moment’ for country.

By Stewart Ain

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First Person: What This Rabbi Found When He Went To Charlottesville

By Rabbi Avi Weiss

WATCH: Watch Richard Spencer’s Disturbing Interview On Israeli TV

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Despite Pushback, Zioness Movement Roars On

At first event, proudly progressive, pro-Israel movement is harassed, but not deterred.

By Amy Sara Clark

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Closing A Chapter On ‘Open Orthodoxy’

Rabbinical seminary founded on greater inclusivity drops controversial phrase in seeking to avoid schism.

By Johanna Ginsberg

13 Dead, 50 Injured In Barcelona Van-Ramming Attack Near Kosher Restaurant

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Are The College Years Too Late For Israel Education?

The earlier we start the process, the better.

By Gary Rosenblatt

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That Old Devil Moon

As the eclipse nears, the few hundred Jews in and around Carbondale are, well, over the moon.

By Robert Goldblum

Historic NYC Synagogue Under Renovation Hosts Wedding

Making The Case For Inmarriage

Opinion Rejecting the ‘tribalism’ label.

By Chaim Steinmetz

Fight Racism With ‘Fire And Fury’

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My Hero Brother: Interview with Yonatan Nir

The New Normal The 2016 Israeli documentary “My Hero Brother” continues to win awards and move audiences

By Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

In Spain’s Costa Blanca, Yiddishkeit On The Sea

Travel A polyglot playground for anyone enamored by the siesta lifestyle.

By Hilary Danailova

Meet The Jewish Hedge Fund Manager Who Made The Taylor Force Act A Reality

Exclusive How a political outsider played a key role in ending PA’s martyrs’ fund.

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Jewish Camp Transforms ‘Hamilton’ Into Israeli History Lesson

Ramah version of Tony award-winning play trades in American founding father for Zionist leaders, Hebrew rapping included

By Jessica Steinberg, The Times Of Israel

The New ‘Contextualization’

If Charlottesville — and Barcelona — offer any lesson to the traveler, it is that artifacts must be considered in the context of both their own historical provenance and what came afterward.

By Hilary Danailova

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My Struggle With Infertility

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‘The religious community only started caring once we started dying.’

By Chaim Levin and Hannah Dreyfus

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August 18, 2017
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Was Stephen Bannon Good For The Jews?

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JTA — Stephen Bannon, whose advice to President Donald Trump was that “darkness is good,” was thrust out into the light of the sunshiny day enveloping Washington, D.C., on Friday: He is no longer Trump’s strategic adviser. It’s not clear yet what...

By Ron Kampeas

August 18, 2017
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White House: Stephen Bannon Is Out As Chief Strategist

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This is a developing story. Stephen Bannon is leaving his position as White House chief strategist. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that Friday was Bannon’s last day in the role. “White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Steve...

By JTA

August 18, 2017
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Charlottesville Says It Provided Protection To Synagogue, Refuting Initial Account

Car Runs Over Crowd of Anti-White Supremacy Protestors in Charlottesville

Local officials said police provided protection to a synagogue during a far-right rally last weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia refuting a claim by a Jewish community leader that they had refused to do so. On Friday, Charlottesville City Manager Maurice Jones...

By JTA

August 18, 2017
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Black-Jewish Goldman Sachs VP Sues Firm For Racial, Religious Discrimination

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NEW YORK (JTA) — A black-Jewish woman has sued Goldman Sachs over alleged discrimination due to her racial and religious background. Rebecca Allen, a vice president in the private wealth management division in New York, in a lawsuit filed Wednesday...

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August 18, 2017
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Following Terrorist Attack, Barcelona’s Chief Rabbi Says His Community Is Doomed

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JTA — Commenting on deadly attacks in Catalonia, the chief rabbi of that region in Spain said his community is doomed, partly because of radical Islam and the alleged reluctance of authorities to confront it. Rabbi Meir Bar-Hen has been encouraging...

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August 17, 2017
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What This Rabbi Found When He Went To Charlottesville

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It was a surreal moment. Approaching the Robert E. Lee Monument in the center of Charlottesville, Va., a young black woman, Aliya, joined her white friend Tom in placing a placard in front of the statue. Covering the words...

By Rabbi Avi Weiss

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Moishe House Goes ‘Off The Derech’

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Footsteps, meet Moishe House. Moishe House, meet Crown Heights. Moishe House, one of the fastest-growing outreach initiatives for Jews in their 20s, announced its newest house last week in the hip Brooklyn neighborhood, but this time with a twist: the...

By Hannah Dreyfus

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With the start of the new school year upon us, it is time to think about shopping for new clothes and school supplies; plan after school programs and therapy sessions; and so much more! Some children dread doing their...

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The 2016 Israeli documentary My Hero Brother, directed by Yonatan Nir, has received awards and accolades since its premier. The film tells the story of a group of young people with Down syndrome who embark on a demanding trek through...

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10 Things To Know Before Heading To College

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Editor's Note: More colleges and universities are providing supports for students with learning and/or cognitive disabilities and for those on the autism spectrum. We appreciate Terri Weiner's list that can help families prepare their sons and daughter for a...

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Editor's Note: Thank you to The Wisdom Daily for sharing this article with us. Rushing through NYC is one of my least favorite activities. From the honking horns, to the screeching sirens, to the tourists crowding every corner of Times...

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There is an important concept in the disabilities inclusion world known as “Nothing About Us Without Us.” This simply means that decisions or conversations having to do with people with disabilities must include people with disabilities. This seems pretty...

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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...

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By Adam Fishbein

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Real Estate, Faith, Race Collide In Brian Platzer’s ‘Bed-Stuy Is Burning’

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‘It’s Not The Warsaw You Think It Would Be’

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Warsaw’s emergence as a beacon for European Jewish culture is, perhaps, as improbable as the skyscrapers that define its rebuilt cityscape. But like Berlin — another city associated with Holocaust tragedy and wartime destruction — Warsaw today is in full...

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Israel Banking On Instagram Tourism

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Jerusalem — Realizing the value of attracting millennial-aged tourists, some Israeli municipalities and organizations are creating specialized programs just for them. Born between the early-1980s and the mid-1990s (though some define a wider period), tourists from this age group “are...

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August 17, 2017
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Where Geology And Geopolitics Collide

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It’s a surreal feeling standing at this yellow gate, kept shut by just a flimsy chain and a padlock. Because beyond this gate lies a whole world of chaos. This is the Israel-Lebanon border at Rosh Hanikra, and beyond this...

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August 15, 2017
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Along the Carrer de les Carretes, a narrow, dingy street in Barcelona’s Raval neighborhood, the ghost of Franco jumped out at me. Calle de las Carretas, the sign said. It was smudged and faint, tacked onto a forgotten wall in...

By Hilary Danailova

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Pink And Regina Spektor Write Moving Messages About The Charlottesville Violence: ‘They Will Not Win’

JTA — Jewish celebrities are responding to the “Unite the Right” protests that turned violent in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend. Singers Pink and Regina Spektor both happened to be on tour in Berlin in the aftermath of the Saturday...

By Gabe Friedman

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