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I am not Jewish, but I became a Zionist. Here's why.

Nick Rafter in Future of Jewish · 5 Nov

Nick Rafter, a New York-based journalist, shares his journey to becoming a Zionist amid rising global antisemitism, particularly surrounding Israel's participation in events like Eurovision.

0 Culture Television/Film

Thirsty Philly voters were in for a surprise: Paul Rudd and some handy hydration

PJ Grisar in Forward · 5 Nov

On Election Day, actor Paul Rudd performed a charitable act by distributing water bottles to young voters waiting in long lines at a Philadelphia polling place.

0 Holocaust Communities

Finding Hope on the Other Side

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 5 Nov

Bronia Brandman, a Holocaust survivor and speaker, reflects on her journey of healing and sharing her experiences to help others cope with trauma.

0 Antisemitism Politics

Suspects accused of vandalizing Brooklyn Museum director’s home hit with ‘terroristic threat as a hate crime’ charges

Luke Tress in JTA · 5 Nov

Three individuals have been charged with making terroristic threats as a hate crime for vandalizing the home of Anne Pasternak, the Jewish director of the Brooklyn Museum.

0 Communities Politics

Crown Heights get-out-the-vote activists aim to turn election into a show of Chabad’s local force

Luke Tress in JTA · 5 Nov

Activists in the Crown Heights Jewish community, primarily from the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, are pushing to boost voter turnout to show political influence in local matters, despite New York City's predictably Democratic outcomes.

0 Politics History

Trump says mass deportations will ease the housing crisis. We've seen that before — under the Nazis in France

Nina Bernstein in Forward · 3 Nov

Nina Bernstein explores the parallels between Donald Trump's proposed mass deportation policies as a solution to housing shortages and a similar approach taken in Nazi-occupied Paris during the 1940s.

0 Communities Politics

When colleges shut down their ‘Gaza solidarity sukkahs,’ they prompted debates over anti-Zionist Jewish observance

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 1 Nov

A series of Gaza solidarity sukkahs, constructed by anti-Zionist Jewish groups on university campuses like Northwestern and NYU during the 2024 Sukkot holiday, sparked significant controversy and debates over Jewish observance and political expression.

0 Culture Politics

How ‘Gaza solidarity sukkahs’ became a flashpoint for debates about anti-Zionist Jewish observance

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 1 Nov

The article explores the controversial emergence of "Gaza Solidarity Sukkahs" built by anti-Zionist Jewish groups in the U.S. during Sukkot.

0 Communities Politics

A Memoir That’s a Cry for Housing Justice

Alice Sparberg Alexiou in Lilith · 1 Nov

Jennifer Baum's memoir, "Just City," intertwines her personal experiences growing up in RNA House on the Upper West Side with a broader exploration of housing policies and social justice.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Shameful Schumer and the Election

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 1 Nov

The podcast delves deep into allegations against Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for allegedly advising Columbia University to avoid discussing antisemitic incidents, displaying both political and ethical ramifications amidst the backdrop of the nearing presidential election.

0 Culture Sports

Did the spirit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe swing the World Series for the Dodgers?

Louis Keene in Forward · 1 Nov

As the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched an unexpected World Series victory over the Yankees, a unique narrative emerged linking the win to a visit by Reuven Kasten, son of Dodgers team president, to the grave of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

0 Politics Culture

Shock jock Sid Rosenberg has become one of Trump’s most aggressive Jewish surrogates

Luke Tress in JTA · 31 Oct

Sid Rosenberg, a conservative talk radio host, has become an outspoken Jewish surrogate for Donald Trump, participating in rallies and using his platform to voice pro-Israel sentiments.

0 Jewish Law Philosophy

Q&A with Rabbi Dweck - LED on Shabbat, Kashrut, and Eruv Tavshilin (October 2024)

The Habura · 31 Oct

Rabbi Joseph Dweck addresses a wide range of halakhic questions from the interpretation of extraterrestrial life in relation to Judaism to complex halakhic issues about using LED lights on Shabbat.

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