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Glass pomegranates and hand-carved frames made in India. Credit: Dayenu.

Shopping for shofars, finding something larger

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The last neighborhood Judaica store in Manhattan is ready for the High Holidays. Long, twisted Kudu shofars—made from the horns of the African antelope—hang dramatically from the ceiling. But small rams’ horns are still the...
From left: Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.). Source: Screenshot.

Antisemitism must not prevail in America

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Over the years, antisemitism has evolved, but sadly, not for the better. In many ways, antisemitism has been normalized and mainstreamed throughout all parts of American society. While Jews represent roughly 2% of the U.S....
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks on the Green New Deal with Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) to her right in front of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 7 2019. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

In first, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez meets with Jewish leaders

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Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is known for her anti-Israel stance, has been meeting for the first time with Jewish leaders in her constituency—the 14th congressional district—in New York, Israel Hayom has learned from sources involved...
The western facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building at dusk in Washington, D.C. Credit: Joe Ravi via Wikimedia Commons.

Jews and affirmative action

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For most of this year, we have been paying a tremendous amount of attention to the Israeli judicial system. But the U.S. Supreme Court recently reminded us why it’s a good idea to keep...
Poster for the documentary film

‘Israelism’ assaults the truth and hurts Palestinians

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It’s too easy to criticize the new documentary “Israelism” and debunk its gross misrepresentation of the complex Israel-Palestinian conflict. But as bad as I feel for those who have to brave the propaganda, as...
Daniel and Tzerel Goldschmiedt arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport in February 2023. Credit: Courtesy.

A 75-year-old makes ‘aliyah’ in time for Israel’s 75th anniversary year

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In a way, Daniel Goldschmiedt and the modern State of Israel have grown up together. They both recently turned 75. Their Jewish identity is central to their lives. And now that Daniel and his...
Shelley Greenspan, White House liaison to the Jewish community, and Nathan Diament, executive director for the Orthodox Union Advocacy Center. Credit: Courtesy of Shelley Greenspan.

‘I don’t speak on behalf of all U.S. Jews,’ says White House Jewish liaison

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The U.S. president and first lady, Joe and Jill Biden, are slated to host a May 16 celebration of Jewish citizens at the White House as part of Jewish American Heritage Month. Shelley Greenspan,...
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt proclaims May as Jewish American Heritage Month at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City on May 8, 2023. Source: Twitter.

Oklahoma declares May as Jewish American Heritage Month

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In a ceremony at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City on Monday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt recognized May as Jewish American Heritage Month, joining more than 30 other states to do so. “As we gather...
Platform 17, a Holocaust memorial, in Berlin. Photo by Menachem Wecker.

Study: Holocaust education reduces hate crimes against minority communities

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Mandated Holocaust education in U.S. schools reduces hate crimes both against Jews, as well as across a wide swath of minority communities, according to data from RealityCheck Research, a new nonprofit based in New York,...
Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaks at a protest against the proposed judicial overhaul outside the Knesset in Jerusalem. Feb. 13, 2023. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.

Orthodox Jewish group: ‘Lapid delegitimizing not just Israeli government, but Israel itself’

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Am Echad, a U.S. group associated with the ultra-Orthodox Agudath Israel of America, sent an open letter to Israeli opposition leader and Yesh Atid Party chairman Yair Lapid on April 11 expressing their “grave...