for Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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Apparently, tefillin are sexy — why do you think that is?

Mira Fox in Forward

Mira Fox's article discusses the unexpected allure of tefillin as perceived by some, with contestant Cindy Seni from Netflix's 'Jewish Matchmaking' noting its appeal, particularly among Jewish women.

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Andrei Cherny, son of communist refugees, vows to defend democracy in Arizona congressional race

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider

Andrei Cherny, drawing on his family’s history of escaping communism and antisemitism in Czechoslovakia, is running for Congress in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District with a focus on safeguarding democracy in the United States.

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May 16's Short Reads

Lehrhaus What’s Divine about Divine Revelation?

Tablet Our Weaponized Legal System Misfires

Tablet Adding Sikhs to the Curriculum

Forward Billboards urge people to convert to Christianity — but can they make antisemites see the light?

Forward Another Jewish Democrat launches campaign against Santos — to defeat the ‘MAGA mishegas’

Jewish Currents Our Catastrophe - A photo essay to mark the 75th anniversary of the Nakba.

Forward A lawsuit, a hotel bombing, an invasion: The moments that shaped Israel — that you don't know about

Jewish Currents Must We Have Children? -

Lehrhaus Mi-Simhah Le-Yagon, Mi-Yom Tov Le-Eivel: The Changing Meaning of Sefirat Ha-Omer

Tablet Silicon Valley’s Civil War

Tablet Signs and Wonders

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