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Promised Podcast · 15 May 2025

Discussed are U.S. trade and investment pacts with Gulf states led by President Trump, raising concerns about Israel's role, and the ambivalent feelings among Israelis about a hostage release due to U.S. intervention.

0 Politics Culture

The “Facts Americana” Edition

Promised Podcast · 15 May 2025

Discussed are U.S. trade and investment pacts with Gulf states led by President Trump, raising concerns about Israel's role, and the ambivalent feelings among Israelis about a hostage release due to U.S. intervention.

0 Politics Culture

The “Facts Americana” Edition

Promised Podcast · 15 May 2025

Discussed are U.S. trade and investment pacts with Gulf states led by President Trump, raising concerns about Israel's role, and the ambivalent feelings among Israelis about a hostage release due to U.S. intervention.

0 Politics Culture

The “Facts Americana” Edition

Promised Podcast · 15 May 2025

Discussed are U.S. trade and investment pacts with Gulf states led by President Trump, raising concerns about Israel's role, and the ambivalent feelings among Israelis about a hostage release due to U.S. intervention.

0 Politics Culture

The “Facts Americana” Edition

Promised Podcast · 15 May 2025

Discussed are U.S. trade and investment pacts with Gulf states led by President Trump, raising concerns about Israel's role, and the ambivalent feelings among Israelis about a hostage release due to U.S. intervention.

0 Politics Culture

The “Facts Americana” Edition

Promised Podcast · 15 May 2025

Discussed are U.S. trade and investment pacts with Gulf states led by President Trump, raising concerns about Israel's role, and the ambivalent feelings among Israelis about a hostage release due to U.S. intervention.

0 Politics Culture

The “Facts Americana” Edition

Promised Podcast · 15 May 2025

Discussed are U.S. trade and investment pacts with Gulf states led by President Trump, raising concerns about Israel's role, and the ambivalent feelings among Israelis about a hostage release due to U.S. intervention.

0 Politics Culture

The “Facts Americana” Edition

Promised Podcast · 15 May 2025

Discussed are U.S. trade and investment pacts with Gulf states led by President Trump, raising concerns about Israel's role, and the ambivalent feelings among Israelis about a hostage release due to U.S. intervention.

0 Torah History

God in the Cave

Avi Killip in Lehrhaus · 15 May 2025

Avi Killip reflects on the story of Rashbi (Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai) as he hid from Roman persecution in a cave, where he and his son devoted their lives to Torah study.

0 Communities Politics

Chabad’s Extremist Turn

Jewish Currents in On the Nose · 15 May 2025

Arielle Angel hosts a discussion on Chabad Lubavitch's controversial embrace of Itamar Ben-Gvir during his U.S. visit and the broader implications for its identity and politics.

0 Israel Politics

Israeli woman en route to deliver her baby is killed in terror attack

Ben Sales in JTA · 15 May 2025

In a tragic event, Tzeela Gez, an Israeli pregnant woman, was killed in a terrorist shooting attack near the settlement of Bruchin in the West Bank while on her way to deliver her fourth child.

0 Culture Politics

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Future of Jewish · 15 May 2025

Joshua Hoffman from the media platform, Future of Jewish, highlights their mission to provide in-depth resources on Judaism, Israel, and the Jewish world, tailored to offer an alternative to mainstream media narratives.

0 Culture Politics

Jews support reproductive rights, not activists who demonize us

eJewishPhilanthropy · 15 May 2025

Hannah Einbinder, a celebrated Jewish Hollywood performer, has recently sparked controversy for supporting the "Fund Abortion Not War" campaign, which some argue injects antisemitism into the reproductive rights movement.

0 Literature Torah

A Twice Told Tale: Uncovering the Intertextuality of Historical Aggadot

Moshe Isaacson in Lehrhaus · 15 May 2025

Moshe Isaacson explores the intertextuality of historical aggadot, demonstrating how these non-legal rabbinic tales from the Talmud often mirror biblical narratives in subtle yet significant ways.

0 Literature Torah

A Twice Told Tale: Uncovering the Intertextuality of Historical Aggadot

Moshe Isaacson in Lehrhaus · 15 May 2025

Moshe Isaacson explores the intertextuality of historical aggadot, demonstrating how these non-legal rabbinic tales from the Talmud often mirror biblical narratives in subtle yet significant ways.

0 Politics Israel

JOIN US LIVE: Israel Expert Haviv Rettig Gur Answers Your Questions on the Middle East

The Free Press in The Free Press · 14 May 2025

In an upcoming livestream, renowned Middle East analyst Haviv Rettig Gur will discuss pressing issues in the region alongside Maya Sulkin.

0 Antisemitism Politics

Trump just granted asylum to a man who posted ‘Jews are dangerous’

Benyamin Cohen in Forward · 14 May 2025

Charl Kleinhaus, a South African farmer granted asylum in the U.S. under President Trump's policy aiding white South Africans, has reportedly shared antisemitic views online, creating tension and irony as Jewish refugee agency HIAS aids his resettlement.

0 Culture Israel

Tidbits: 9 Jews try to smuggle sacrificial goat onto Temple Mount

פֿאָרווערטס־רעדאַקציע in Forward · 14 May 2025

A group of nine Jewish individuals attempted to smuggle a goat onto the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, presumably for the purpose of performing a sacrificial ritual, which is an act rooted in ancient Jewish tradition.

0 Politics Antisemitism

‘A Shonda’: Eric Adams and Brad Lander trade blows in bitter feud over antisemitism in NYC mayoral race

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 14 May 2025

The article details a political feud between NYC Mayor Eric Adams and Comptroller Brad Lander over their approaches to combating rising antisemitism.

0 Television/Film Holocaust

Scarlett Johansson Tells Holocaust Survivors’ Stories in Directorial Debut

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 14 May 2025

Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut, "Eleanor the Great," showcases her deep connection to her Jewish heritage and Holocaust history.

0 Sports Antisemitism

Jewish NHL owner suspended after social media spat with fan he called an ‘anti-semite loser’

Jacob Gurvis in JTA · 14 May 2025

Florida Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu, who is Jewish, has been indefinitely suspended by the NHL following a heated social media exchange where he accused a critical fan of antisemitism amidst discussions of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

0 Culture Politics

Chicago theater cancels screening of post-Oct. 7 documentary, citing community ‘safety and well-being’

Grace Gilson in JTA · 14 May 2025

A Chicago theater, Facets, cancelled a planned screening of "Bring the Family Home," a documentary by Israeli-American rapper Kosha Dillz, just four hours before showtime.

0 Music Politics

What Matters Now to Eurovision mega-fan Tal Dahan: Politics, protests and camp in Basel

What Matters Now · 14 May 2025

Tal Dahan, a Eurovision mega-fan, discusses Israel's history and challenges in the Eurovision Song Contest as they prepare for their participation in this year's event amidst political protests in Basel.

0 Culture History

Meet the pioneering Jewish female comedian you’ve probably never heard of

Joseph Strauss in JTA · 14 May 2025

Jean Carroll, born Celine Zeigman in Paris, was a pioneering Jewish female comedian who laid the groundwork for future generations of women in comedy.

0 Television/Film Culture

‘Ada: My Mother the Architect’ Is a Love Letter to a Jewish Mother and to the Ideal of Israel

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 14 May 2025

Ada Karmi-Melamede, an influential Israeli architect, and her profound legacy are explored in the documentary 'Ada: My Mother the Architect,' directed by her daughter Yael.

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