Akron Jewish News

08/13/2026

Andy Baskin: I’m starting to understand what it means to be stranded on a deserted island. To pass the time on this island, I have two rocks. I’ve given them names: one is Deshawn Watson, the other is Shedeur Sanders. I feel like I have been staring at the rocks for the past few months. There is absolutely nothing to do here. At some point, I am going to throw one or both of the rocks in the ocean.

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08/12/2026

The ACLUOhio is challenging The Ohio State University's ban on campus chalking, arguing the policy violates the First Amendment and was implemented in response to political messages involving Israel and Palestine.

In a letter to OSU, the ACLU called on the university to rescind its ban on chalking, which prohibits chalked messages across campus and allows students responsible for chalking to potentially face conduct referrals.

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08/12/2026

Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle: Ali Alkhaleel, one of six people who physically assaulted and shouted antisemitic slurs at a Jewish University of Pittsburgh students, has pled guilty to conspiracy to obstruct the administration of justice and obstructing the administration of justice.

He will be sentenced on Dec. 9.

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08/10/2026

Rabbi Eddie Sukol: It is not unusual for someone to say something like this to me: “Rabbi, when I come to synagogue I don’t want to hear about politics. Political sermons have no place from the pulpit.” I do my very best to respond gently and graciously, but I find myself unable to let such an assertion go unchallenged.

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08/10/2026

Regina Brett: What did you think about “The Odyssey”?

You either loved it, hated it or haven’t seen it.

More than 7. 5 million people watched during the first 12 days in the theater. Ticket sales have topped $728 million.

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08/09/2026

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08/06/2026

Andy Baskin: Real vacations should give you a chance to reflect and decompress from the world. So, last week, when we got on a plane to Seattle and decided to drive the West Coast, I assumed the water crashing against the Pacific Ocean’s walls could give me a little perspective.

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08/04/2026

Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle: Meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Democratic Sen. John Fetterman called New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani “worthless.”

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08/04/2026

Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle: The fallout from anti-Zionist messages painted on The Fence at Carnegie Mellon University continues.

For more than a century, CMU’s Fence has served as a “student-centered” space for expression and community. This summer, a series of anti-Zionist messages painted on The Fence ignited a debate over free speech, student safety and the university’s role in stewarding one of Carnegie Mellon’s oldest traditions.

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