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0 Politics Education

A Jewish Florida man looks to South Dakota in bid to overturn Supreme Court ban on school prayer

Asaf Elia-Shalev in JTA · 29 Aug

Hillel Hellinger, a follower of the late Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, is attempting to overturn the 1962 Supreme Court ruling in Engel v. Vitale that banned mandatory prayer in schools.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Responding to Walz pick, the Right resorts to antisemitism-baiting

Jay Michaelson in Forward · 8 Aug

Jay Michaelson discusses the manipulation and exploitation of American Jews regarding antisemitism in response to Vice President Kamala Harris picking Tim Walz over Josh Shapiro as her running mate.

0 Politics Israel

Did Kamala Harris opt against Josh Shapiro because he is Jewish? Campaign calls accusation ‘ridiculous and offensive’

Ron Kampeas in JTA · 6 Aug

Critics have questioned why Kamala Harris chose Tim Walz as her running mate instead of Josh Shapiro, suggesting she sidelined Shapiro, who is Jewish, due to progressive anti-Israel sentiments.

0 Antisemitism Leadership

Promising to Fund a Jewish Future

Cathryn J. Prince in Hadassah · 21 May

The Jewish Future Promise (JFP) campaign urges Jews to commit at least half of their charitable bequests to build a Jewish future, with over 50,000 signatories including Noa Tishby, Modi Rosenfeld, Rabbi David Wolpe, Lizzy Savetzky, and Bernie Marcus.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Is Alan Dershowitz going to represent Israel at the International Court of Justice?

Camillo Barone in Forward · 2 Jan

Israeli officials are considering enlisting Alan Dershowitz to represent Israel at the International Court of Justice in their dispute with South Africa over accusations of genocide in Gaza.

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Why are all these Jewish leaders groveling to Elon Musk?

Mira Fox in Forward · 28 Sep 2023

A roundtable discussion on online antisemitism featuring Jewish leaders including Ben Shapiro, Reuven Rivlin, Natan Sharansky, and Alan Dershowitz took a surprising turn when they appeared to fawn over Elon Musk.

0 Politics Israel

The “Quid Pro Squat” Edition

Promised Podcast · 28 Nov 2019

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss the topics of loyalty in politics within the Likud party and the legal implications of Prime Minister Netanyahu's interactions with journalists in Israel.

0 Politics Israel

The “Quid Pro Squat” Edition

Promised Podcast · 28 Nov 2019

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss the importance of loyalty in politics as seen in the Likud party's response to a member suggesting Netanyahu's resignation.

0 Culture Politics

Law and Order Ep. 9

Unorthodox · 24 Sep 2015

This episode of Unorthodox addresses a range of contentious and thought-provoking topics, from Ann Coulter's inflammatory comments about Jews to the controversial Jewish ritual of Kapparot involving chickens.

0 Jewish Law Politics

Law and Order Ep. 9

Unorthodox · 24 Sep 2015

In a recent episode of the Unorthodox podcast, host Mark Oppenheimer alongside Tablet staffers Stephanie Butnick and Liel Leibovitz delve into topics such as Ann Coulter's controversial tweet targeting Jews, the Pope's visit to the U.S., and efforts to end the traditional Jewish practice of Kapporos involving the ritual slaughter of chickens before Yom Kippur.

0 Holidays Education

Judaism’s Epic Food Fight

Yair Rosenberg in Tablet · 21 Feb 2013

The annual Latke-Hamantaschen debate, which originated at the University of Chicago in 1946, remains a lively and humorous tradition on college campuses, engaging prominent academics in arguments over whether latkes or hamantaschen are superior in Jewish cuisine.