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Adeel Mangi. Source: Senate Judiciary Committee/X.

What they really mean when they cry ‘Islamophobia’

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Islamophobia struck again in the U.S. Senate’s Judiciary Committee this week. Or so we’re supposed to believe. During the confirmation hearings for Adeel Mangi, a nominee to the Third Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals—one...
Worker in office. Credit: Pixabay.

Even before Oct. 7, Jewish groups struggled with security issues, burnout

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Leading Edge released its report “The State of the Jewish Workplace 2023” based on data from 18,212 employees and 304 CEOs at 327 organizations. The information comes from a May 2023 survey. The results of the survey—the...
Nearly 300,000 people attended the "March for Israel" rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2023. Photo by Shay Shohat/Flash90.

What was the purpose of the ‘March for Israel’?

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In 2019, I approached a top-ranking American Jewish leader to ask him about planning a massive rally in Washington, D.C., to address the rising antisemitism in America and around the world. Having spent many...
Rena Rush (left), an Orthodox Union executive fellow, meets with Rebecca Ruberg of the Jewish Federations of North America in New York City on Aug. 28, 2023. Credit: Orthodox Union.

OU executive fellowship offers young professionals a taste of nonprofits

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In response to what it believes to be a shortage of talented professionals willing to fill Jewish communal leadership positions, the Orthodox Union launched an executive fellowship program in August to encourage those in...
The U.N. General Assembly. Credit: U.N. Photo/Loey Felipe.

US Jewish groups packed their schedules during UN General Assembly

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The U.N. General Assembly is best known for its annual, high-level General Debate, during which world leaders do not debate but instead take the podium individually to broadcast largely promotional messages to the globe. Much...
A vote on the reasonableness bill at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on July 24, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Following first stage of judicial reform passage, US Jewish groups pick sides

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The same day that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from the hospital after pacemaker surgery, the Knesset passed a key piece of the coalition’s judicial reform legislation on Monday. The law bars judges from using...
U.S. President Joe Biden relaunches the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Feb. 15, 2021. Source: Twitter.

US Jewish groups take no time in responding to White House antisemitism plan

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Some of the leading Jewish and Zionist organizations from around the country offered a range of reactions to the new federal antisemitism strategy announced May 25. CEO of the American Jewish Committee Ted Deutch called it a...
Thousands of migrants seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, Dec. 21, 2022. Credit: Ruben2533/Shutterstock.

Liberal Jewish groups need to own the disaster at the border

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It’s not as if no one saw this coming. Ever since President Joe Biden took office and began rolling back the tough anti-illegal immigrant measures employed by his predecessor, security at America’s southern border...
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Why boycotts of Israel are never kosher

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have thought that he was initiating a truce in the battle over judicial reform when he paused efforts to pass his legislative initiative. But the demonstrations against the...
Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican, where he presents him with a plaque of the Ten Commandments, on June 9, 2022. Credit: Vatican Media.

Jewish leaders wish Pope Francis a speedy recovery

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As doctors treat Pope Francis, who has been in the hospital for several days due to a respiratory infection, many Jewish supporters and friends are expressing hope for his improving health. Media reports say...