for Wednesday, July 26, 2023

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Progressive activist emerges as frontrunner in open Rhode Island House race

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider

Aaron Regunberg, a progressive activist with familial ties to both Jewish political figures and Israel, is emerging as a prominent candidate in Rhode Island's Democratic primary for the 1st Congressional District.

Culture ›

0 Culture Jewish Law

Why are Jews suing to block abortion bans?

Simi Horwitz in Forward

In the documentary "Under G-d," director Paula Eiselt tackles the complex issue of abortion bans through a Jewish lens, revealing how such restrictions violate the religious freedoms of non-Christian faiths, particularly Judaism.

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July 26's Short Reads

Rationalist Judaism A "Basic Law"?

Tablet The Food After the Flood

Tablet Israeli Settlements and International Law

Tablet The Ambivalent Destroyer

Moment Analysis | A Dark Day for Israeli Democracy

Forward Can this traveling Holocaust museum fix Holocaust education?

Jewish Currents Herzog’s Lullaby - The Biden administration indulges the Israeli President’s nostalgia act even as the promise of a true democracy slips away in Israel/Palestine.

Lilith Jennifer Rosner on the Price of Being Saved

Forward I'm devastated by Israel's judicial overhaul, but I'm still moving there

Jewish Chronicle Shofar Nursery is ranked outstanding by Ofsted

Moment After Abbas | Interview with Ghaith al Omari

The Beinart Notebook Can the Movement Against Judicial Overhaul Become a Movement Against Jewish Supremacy?

Tablet A Cruel Summer at Cornell

Tablet Finding Light in the Darkness

Tablet Hitler and The Seattle Times

Forward Blending Yiddish calligraphy with watercolor, drawing and collage

Moment Talk of the Table | A Chat with ChefGPT

Forward Shmuley Boteach can’t make Robert Kennedy Jr. kosher

Moment Ask the Rabbis | What Impact Will Artificial Intelligence Have On People’s Spiritual Lives?

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