Viewers tuning in early to broadcasts of Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on Monday could catch a glimpse of a woman with long white hair standing next to Hillary Clinton and speaking animatedly with Trump’s chief of…
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These are all the rabbis who have spoken at US presidential inaugurations
In 1949, as Harry S Truman prepared for the first presidential inauguration since the end of World War II and the Holocaust and the creation of the state of Israel, he decided to expand a tradition and invite a rabbi to speak at…
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Communal advice service to launch £450k fundraising campaign
A communal charity that supports 2,500 people a year is launching an ambitious matched fundraising campaign next weekend to support its vital work.
The Paperweight Trust, which provides free, practical support across a spectrum of legal,…
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Met chief criticises CAA and Muslim group over responses to policing of Gaza demo
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has accused the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) and the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) of “ignoring the reality of the law” with their interventions on pro-Palestine protests in…
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Emily Damari: ‘I’m the happiest person in the world’
After 471 days of anguish, Mandy Damari has finally given her daughter, released hostage Emily Damari “the hug I have been dreaming of”.
Emily, a 28-year-old British national, was freed alongside Doron Steinbrecher, 31, and Romi Gonen,…
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Joe Biden entered the White House pledging to fight antisemitism. He leaves with it at historic levels.
WASHINGTON – April 25, 2019, marked an extraordinary moment in American Jewish history: It was the first time a presidential candidate framed his decision to run around fighting antisemitism.
The candidate was Joe Biden.
At…
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OPINION: Casefire is a moment of hope but terrifying in its fragility
After a day glued to the TV, watching the release of three hostages into the arms of their mothers, I sat with my three teenage children, holding each of them individually and reminding myself how unbelievably lucky I am.
Those moments of…
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The written stage of Kabbalah marks a turning point in Jewish thought
The earliest texts that hint at the existence of a specific theological thought later known as “Kabbalah” originated in small towns in Provence and, to some extent, in northern France, the Rhine regions, and northern Europe during the 12th and…
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Emily Damari supporters rally in Golders Green after her release
An impassioned plea for those hostages still held in Gaza was made at an impromptu rally held at Golders Green war memorial on the day that British-Israeli Emily Damari became the first of three women to be released under the…
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In Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, Hamas looms large even as tension turns to celebration
TEL AVIV — “They are in our hands,” IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said on the huge screen that was broadcasting the tense release of the three hostages returned to Israel, Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron…
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