05/17/2019
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio Announces 2020 White House Bid
The mayor becomes the 23rd candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination:
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05/17/2019
Israeli Emissaries Worldwide Use Sign Language To Make Eurovision Accessible
As Tel Aviv hosts international song contest, The Jewish Agency for Israel’s emissaries to world Jewish communities record singer Kobi Marimi’s Eurovision entry in ASL:
As Tel Aviv hosts international song contest, The Jewish Agency for Israel’s emissaries to world Jewish communities record singer Kobi Marimi’s Eurovision entry in ASL.
05/16/2019
Toward A More Perfect Union
"City of Workers, City of Struggle: How Labor Movements Changed New York” is now on display at Museum of the City of New York:
Exhibition about how the labor movement shaped New York tells a very Jewish story.
05/16/2019
The Way You Wear Your Hat…
Meet Don Glaser, one of the few jazz pianists who wears a kipa on the bandstand:
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05/16/2019
Far From ‘A Calming Feeling’
Editorial~ "The nasty political polarization in Washington ratcheted up this week as leading Republicans attacked, and Democrats defended, comments on Israel made by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan). Both sides went overboard."
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05/16/2019
NYU Chaplain: First Chief Rabbi Of The United Arab Emirates Jewish Community
Rabbi Yehuda Sarna will travel four times a year to Dubai, where worship services have been taking place in a private home:
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05/16/2019
Girl Told Classmates To Stop Making Nazi Salute & Was Sent To Principal’s Office
What?!
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05/16/2019
Jewish Pols Stand By City Council Winner
Farah Louis’ Jewish endorsers are standing firmly behind her, putting political practicality ahead of personal feelings:
Despite troubling tweets, the heavily Jewish district backed Farah Louis in the race for Jumaane Williams’ Council seat.
05/16/2019
Songs In The Key Of Legitimacy
Michele Chabin reports on Eurovision 2019, that will take place in Israel this year:
For Israelis, Eurovision hits a high note; ‘we’re on the map,’ says a fan.
05/15/2019
Jews, Muslims At Auschwitz: Partners In A Time Of Hate
“I believe that by paying my respects to the victims of Auschwitz, I will encourage Muslims and non-Muslims to embrace mutual respect, understanding and diversity,” Dr. Mohammad Abdulkarim Al-Issa said about an upcoming interfaith trip:
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05/15/2019
Council Urging Mayor To Fund Security For Houses Of Worship
A majority of New York City Council members have written to Mayor Bill de Blasio asking him to include funding in next year’s budget to provide security for each of the city’s houses of worship:
Move follows interfaith rally calling for funding; new bill would require city to reimburse cost of guards.
05/15/2019
Netanyahu And Trump: The Big Difference
Berel Lang a professor of philosophy and the author of many books, including two on the Holocaust, shares his opinion on the difference between the two leaders:
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05/15/2019
Review Shows Times’ Institutional Bias Against Israel
"While The Times is not the bastion of Jew and Israel hatred as some in the pro-Israel community imagine, our review of editorials reveals the paper does, in fact, hold a decided institutional bias..."
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05/15/2019
Tlaib’s Shoah Comments Spark Attack, Counterattack
The controversy started with an interview Tlaib gave to a political podcast over the weekend in which the freshman lawmaker from Michigan asserted that Palestinians created a “safe haven” for Jews during the Holocaust.
Republicans, Democrats square off in bitter partisan battle.
05/14/2019
US Embassy In Jerusalem Issues Security Alert For Americans In Israel
On Monday, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem issued a security alert for its citizens visiting Israel, warning of potential terrorist attacks in the country:
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05/14/2019
Madonna Won’t Cancel Eurovision Appearance, To Call Out Human Rights Violations
“I’ll never stop playing music to suit someone’s political agenda nor will I stop speaking out against violations of human rights wherever in the world they may be,” Madonna said in a statement to Reuters:
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05/14/2019
Smile! A Unique Vocational Opportunity for People With Intellectual Disabilities
AKIM's Dental Training Program, in collaboration with the TAU dental school and Israel's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs teaches employment skills in the dental field:
AKIM's Dental Training Program, in collaboration with the TAU dental school and Israel's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs teaches employment skills in the dental field.
05/14/2019
How Gabe Met Jennifer
How friendship turned to romance...a sweet love story to brighten your day:
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05/14/2019
Rashida Tlaib Says Palestinian Ancestors Made Jewish Safe Haven After Holocaust
Rep. Rashida Tlaib said in an interview that she “loves the fact” that her “Palestinian ancestors” were part an attempt “to create a safe haven for Jews” after the Holocaust:
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05/13/2019
Golan Site Selected For New Jewish Community Named For Donald Trump
Netanyahu announced in late April that he would form the new community in honor of Trump in the Golan, a month after the U.S. president signed a proclamation recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the strategic heights:
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05/13/2019
Brooklyn Police Investigating Two Unprovoked Anti-Semitic Attacks
Police in Brooklyn are investigating two unprovoked attacks on visibly Jewish men in the majority Hasidic neighborhood of Williamsburg:
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05/13/2019
‘The Midge Maisel’ Sandwich Is Back!
‘The Midge Maisel’ Sandwich Is Back!
The Mrs. Maisel inspired Carnegie Deli food truck is making its way around NYC.
05/13/2019
Hebrew University Starts Viticulture Program
This program is a rigorous 20 months (four consecutive semesters), including classes, hands-on learning in vineyards and wineries in Israel, a professional workshop abroad in Italy or France at the end of the program, and a practical internship at a commercial winery in Israel or abroad:
“I think we are the only academic viticulture program in the world that goes with nature,” noted Prof. Zohar Kerem, founder of Hebrew University’s new International Viticulture and Enology Master of Science (MSc) program.
05/13/2019
NYC Jewish-y Events, May 10-19
Israel Story Live, Ask Dr. Ruth and more great arts and culture events in New York City, with a Jewish bent:
Your weekly guide to educational, cultural and quirky events in New York City, with a Jewish bent.
05/13/2019
Know Thyself, Warts and All
"Self-knowledge is both encouraged and praised by the masters of Jewish tradition. Teshuva, repentance, requires a recognition of one’s deeds and more deeply, of one’s dispositions and impulses..."
The latest from Rabbi Wolpe:
From the blog of David Wolpe at Jewish Week
05/12/2019
Farrakhan Speaks Of ‘Satanic Jews’ In Talk At Catholic Church
Louis Farrakhan punctuated a speech at a Chicago church Thursday with denials that he was anti-Semitic and an assertion that he was “here to separate the good Jews from the satanic Jews.”
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05/12/2019
Arkansas Holocaust Commemoration Disrupted By White Supremacists With Nazi flags
The demonstrators were affiliated with Shieldwall, a local white supremacist group, and ostensibly were protesting the Anti-Defamation League:
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05/12/2019
With Flags Unfurled, Jets Overhead, And Grills Galore, Israel Marks 71 Years
Independence Day celebrations across the country see hundreds of thousands turn out to enjoy nature, watch Air Force flybys, and cook up a BBQ:
Independence Day celebrations across the country see hundreds of thousands turn out to enjoy nature, watch Air Force flybys, and cook up a BBQ
05/12/2019
Attempting To Rebuild Ties Between Israeli And American Jews
"We, Jews, however fractured and tiny in number, are intertwined and forever bound..."
OpEd from Rabbi Avram Mlotek:
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05/12/2019
NYU President Condemns Boycott Of Tel Aviv Campus In Letter
Cites ‘chilling effect on spirit of open inquiry,’ after move by school’s department of social and cultural analysis:
Cites ‘chilling effect on spirit of open inquiry,’ after move by school’s department of social and cultural analysis.
05/10/2019
The Horizons Of Holiness
Shabbat Shalom! RabbiShlomo Riskin shares a teaching about the Torah portion, Kedoshim:
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05/10/2019
NYU President Condemns Boycott Of Tel Aviv Campus In Letter
The president cited the ‘chilling effect on spirit of open inquiry,’ after a move by the school’s department of social and cultural analysis to boycott NYU's Tel Aviv Campus https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/nyu-president-condemns-boycott-of-tel-aviv-campus-in-letter/
Cites ‘chilling effect on spirit of open inquiry,’ after move by school’s department of social and cultural analysis.
05/10/2019
Gap Year Program Tests Questions Of Identity, Faith
Kivunim makes a case for a universalistic Judaism geared toward a new generation. Will it stick?
Kivunim makes a case for a universalistic Judaism geared toward a new generation. Will it stick?
05/10/2019
In Ashkelon, ‘No Simple Solution’ To Gaza
"Hamas has made itself seem highly relevant while the PA has ended up looking weak..."
Nathan Jeffay - Journalist and Speaker shares his "Letter from Israel":
In Ashkelon, ‘No Simple Solution’ To Gaza
05/10/2019
Israel’s Early Team of Rivals
"t’s comforting to think of the founders of a nation as working harmoniously toward a common goal, but that is rarely the case..."
From the blog of Francine Klagsbrun at Jewish Week
05/10/2019
‘Shtisel,’ Popular Israeli Show On Orthodox Jews, Renewed For 3rd Season
Hooray!
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05/10/2019
A First For The Kotel: Kabbalat Shabbat ‘Without Barriers’
“We believe it will be a spirited and spiritual place where families can pray together and women can participate with a full voice...”
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05/09/2019
Where Art And Power Collide
"The media is a force of power and it harbors the extra duty to be impartial as the last defense of a democracy..."
The Times cartoon, graffiti on Israel’s security barrier and the context for political expression.
05/09/2019
Bring On The Night: Old Hate Is New Again
Anti-Semitic stats spike, but more is going on:
Anti-Semitic stats spike, but more is going on.
05/09/2019
Do Republicans Also Have A Generational Israel Problem?
New poll shows millennial GOPers’ support for Netanyahu government slipping:
New poll shows millennial GOPers’ support for Netanyahu government slipping.
05/09/2019
Free Measles Vaccines To Be Available In NY Haredi Orthodox Neighborhoods
The haredi umbrella group Agudath Israel of America organized the service, which follows a measles outbreak linked in part to haredi Orthodox neighborhoods in New York and elsewhere:
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05/09/2019
12 Rabbis Meet With NY Times About Its Anti-Semitic Cartoon And Israel Coverage
The meeting Wednesday morning at The Times offices in Midtown Manhattan lasted an hour and a half and was organized through the New York Board of Rabbis:
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05/09/2019
Trump Tilting Toward Israel
A new study by the Pew Research Center indicates that many Americans consider the Trump administration too supportive of Israel. Those Americans — to a far greater degree than any other religious group — are Jews.
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05/08/2019
Digital Jewish Media Struggles For Donors
“Just because something’s in existence doesn’t mean that it’s succeeding and just because something closes doesn’t mean it has failed...”
The recent folding of BimBam points to funding dilemma even for popular video producers.
05/08/2019
Instead Of Fighting Anti-Semitism, Promote Jewish Pride
"We can’t decide what anti-Semites should think and how they should behave, but we can do something about what Jews think and how they should act."
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