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Is Trump’s intelligence disclosure bad for Israel? depends who you ask.

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A day after it was reported that President Donald Trump had given top secret intelligence from Israel to Russia, a bipartisan group of lawmakers met a roomful of Jews in the U.S. Capitol. They...

Is Jerusalem our capital?

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Sadly we live in a time without prophets to inform us of Hashem’s will. However, in such times Hashem uses other mediums to communicate to us. World events and major news stories that populate...

Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner break orthodox jewish tradition to fly with Donald

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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, both practicing Orthodox Jews and two of the most abruptly powerful outsiders in Washington, will break religious tradition to fly with President Donald Trump Friday aboard Air Force One...

Horst Mahler, German neo-Nazi, arrested in Hungary

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The arrest of an 81-year-old former left-wing terrorist who turned to neo-Nazism and received a 10-year prison sentence for Holocaust denial has rallied neo-Nazis as far as Luxembourg. German media reported that the neo-Nazi extremist...

Inspiring children to be philanthropic can better shape their future

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Philanthropy comes in many shapes and sizes. It can be volunteering time with an organization or donating money to a cause. It can be giving items to those in need. It’s no secret that adults...

Belgian ban on Jewish ritual slaughter passes without opposition

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The Walloon Parliament in southern Belgium voted unanimously to ban the slaughter of unstunned animals, a requirement for both kosher and halal ritual slaughter. Only the two Labor Party lawmakers in the 75-member plenum in...

Outstanding teachers in our community

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I am a little envious of our Jewish kids. They can bake a beautiful challah in preschool, deliver a discourse on Maimonides in day school, and give a rousing call to action against injustice...

Jewish community gathers to discuss hate crimes

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Responding to what the Baltimore Jewish Council is calling a startling rise in hate crime across the country, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh joined community leaders and others affected by this growing problem. The Anti-Defamation...

Why I was circumcised for my barmitzvah

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Nathan Cohen faced a profound dilemma ahead of his Jewish coming of age. The youngster, who attends King David High School in Liverpool, explains: “My dad isn’t Jewish and my family isn’t observant, so I...

Why I made aliyah – and you should too

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"We are building Jerusalem in England’s green and pleasant land.” These are the words that came to mind as I read Jonathan Boyd’s article (JC May 12) celebrating the rejuvenation of Anglo-Jewry. This, he explains,...