Judaism
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NYC Jewish Students & Educators Petition to Restore Time Off for Passover
For the first time in nearly 40 years, New York City public schools will be open during Passover.
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Five Years After the Deadliest Antisemitic Attack in U.S. History, the Killer Is on Trial
“There is no making sense of this senseless act. Mr. Bowers caused extraordinary harm to many, many people.”
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White House Condemns Blocking of L.A. Synagogue, Antisemitism & Violence
“Americans have a right to peaceful protest. But blocking access to a house of worship—and engaging in violence—is never acceptable.”
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Jewish American Heritage Month: Celebrating a Community With “Shalom” in Its Heart—For Everyone
The Hebrew word “shalom” encompasses well-being, completeness, welfare and safety—all springing from its original meaning of “peace.”
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It’s Easy to Knock Religion
I recently came across this piece and found it to be a beautiful, uplifting and timely response by Rabbi Marc Gellman to a bigoted question about religion.
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“A Man Is Entitled to His Belief”—Why Sandy Koufax’s Act of Faith Still Resonates Today
It was “an act of conscience, principle and even peaceful disobedience.”
A Rabbi Speaks Out—Preventing America’s Courts From Becoming Religious Tribunals
What a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge did by interpreting scripture and failing to consult religious authorities on a matter of church doctrine was wrongful.
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Anti-Semitism 101, Part 2: Modern Anti-Semitism
Old lies die hard. A recent survey by the Anti-Defamation League revealed that 13 percent believe that “Jews are more likely to use shady practices to get what they want,” and 18 percent believe that “Jews have too much power in the business world.” 89 percent of citizens surveyed in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan surveyed had a “very unfavorable opinion of Jews.”
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British Royalty Honors Holocaust Survivors
Prince Charles met one of the survivors, 98-year-old Lily Ebert, who, showing him the numbered wrist tattoo forced upon her at Auschwitz said, “Meeting you, it is for everyone who lost their lives.”
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“Can’t You Take a Joke?”—The Anatomy of Discrimination
As a Jew, I’ve heard a lot of this jazz. All in good fun, right? When I was a kid, I walked into a novelty store with my dad, an Orthodox Jew who, as an army officer, had liberated a concentration camp in 1944.
