for Saturday, December 2, 2023

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There’s a new Jewish Caucus in Congress. Its mission is still unclear.

Ron Kampeas in Forward

In a climate of heightened antisemitism following the Israel-Hamas war, a new Jewish Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives has been formed to present a united Jewish front in Congress.

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‘Mission impossible’: Gaza humanitarian envoy David Satterfield’s high-stakes diplomacy

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider

David Satterfield, the U.S. special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues, plays a critical role in navigating the humanitarian complexities of the Gaza-Israel conflict.

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Sheikha Moza: Qatar’s glamorous – but viciously anti-Israel – face

Lahav Harkov in Jewish Insider

Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, a powerful figure in Qatar and the mother of the current emir, has been using her extensive public platform to consistently criticize Israel following the recent Israel-Hamas conflict.

Culture ›

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The most Jewish moments from Barbra Streisand’s memoir

Stephen Silver in Forward

Barbra Streisand's memoir, 'My Name is Barbra,' is rich with reflections on her Jewish heritage, which she embraces and celebrates throughout her life and career.

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December 2's Short Reads

Forward With billboards, Jewish Pennsylvanians thank Sen. Fetterman for his public support of Israel

Forward Every soldier has a mother. And each has her own story.

Forward 'Difficult, painful and complex': Everything released hostages have said about their time in captivity

Forward Amid war, 1,000 Israeli civilians form the National Drone Patrol

New Voices Past Informs Present as Brown University Arrests 20 Students

Forward Universities take action against pro-Israel faculty for inflammatory speech about Israel-Hamas war

The Cholent It's Time to Reimagine American Judaism

Moment Wisdom Project | Gloria Levitas, 92 and counting!

Forward US House expels George Santos, who lied about his Jewish identity and other topics

Emes Ve-Emunah The Different Evils of Complacency Versus Celebration

Jewish Currents ADL Heaven -

Jewish Currents The Abolitionist Logic of “Everyone for Everyone” - A call from the families of hostages contains the seed of true safety.

Forward Words matter, which is why we need to call Oct. 7 a 'pogrom'

Jewish Chronicle JFS named country’s top comprehensive this year

Forward A Jewish artist so gifted, he could even teach a stone to paint

Jewish Chronicle Recipe: Chanukah Piñata Cookies

Jewish Chronicle Simon Marks opens new autism resource unit

Rationalist Judaism Israel Isrealistic

Jewish Chronicle The Etgar Quiz no 251

Jewish Review of Books Finding Gold

Jewish Review of Books Rabbi Ovadia Yosef and the Halakhot of Hostages: Part III

Sapir Shabbat

Sapir A Maimonides for the Age of AI

Sapir China and the Future of the U.S.-Israel Alliance

Tablet The Famed ‘Arab Street’ Comes to America

Tablet Pro-Palestine Mob Targets Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Ceremony

Sapir End of Life

Sapir Publisher's Note

Sapir Three Golems I Have Known

Sapir Jewish Masterpiece: The Book

Sapir Jews and the Metaverse

Sapir Diary of an IDF Soldier: Part V

Sapir Small Towns

Sapir Chabad

Sapir Lincoln’s Lost Lecture: Can Democracy Survive Technology?

Sapir Israel’s Snowden Moment

Sapir Technology: The Experience

Sapir The Synagogue

Sapir Education

Sapir Day Schools

Sapir On Summer Camp

Sapir Jewish Technophobia: An Old Story

Sapir Judaism at the Speed of Technological Change

Tablet The Best Jewish Children’s Books of 2023

Sapir Anti-Zionist Committees of the American Public

Sapir Tech 2040: Are Jews Ready?

Sapir The Talmudic Cure for Our Technology Sickness

Sapir Jewish Ethics in an Age of Autonomous Warfare

Moment A Few Highlights from Moment’s 2023 Gala

Forward How Oct. 7 is reshaping the Zionist — and anti-Zionist — left in the US

Moment From the Newsletter | Stop Drawing Lines in the Sand

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