As Jews, we do not seek to convert others. In fact, we actively discourage it, believing all people are created b’tzelem Elokim, in the image of G-d, and do not need to be Jewish to be equal in dignity or worth.
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The Blogs: Trump’s Obsession with Bagram Base: Strategy, Symbolism and the Theater of Power | Vincent James Hooper
Donald Trump has always understood the politics of place. From Trump Tower to Mar-a-Lago, his brand is tied to real estate as a marker of dominance. Now, in his second presidential term, his gaze has returned to one of the most controversial…
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Zohran Mamdani didn’t go to bat for Biden and Harris over Israel. Now some are withholding their backing from him for the same reason.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had strong words recently for fellow Democrats who have not endorsed Zohran Mamdani, the party’s nominee for mayor of New York City.
“I am very concerned about the example that is being…
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As Mamdani vows to arrest Netanyahu, Eric Adams prepares to meet Israeli PM in New York
This piece first ran as part of The Countdown, our daily newsletter rounding up all the developments in the New York City mayor’s race. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. There are 46 days to the election.
? Adams…
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Jewish Texas man charged with making terroristic threat against NYC’s Zohran Mamdani
A Texas man raised in an Orthodox Jewish family in the Boston area has been charged with threatening Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor.
Jeremy Fistel, 44, was arraigned Thursday in Queens on a…
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University leaders among 100+ signatories to Jewish letter decrying Trump’s campus antisemitism wars
A university president, a co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, and the executive leadership of a leading anti-Zionist group are among more than 100 names to sign onto a Jewish open letter criticizing President Donald Trump’s…
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Mike Lawler, Josh Gottheimer slam Mamdani for vowing to drop IHRA definition of antisemitism
This piece first ran as part of The Countdown, our daily newsletter rounding up all the developments in the New York City mayor’s race. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. There are 47 days to the election.
Two congressmen, Republican Rep….
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Can Zohran Mamdani divest NYC from Israel? His likely comptroller, Mark Levine, dismisses the concern.
The politician expected to become the city’s top financial manager in January is dismissing concerns that Zohran Mamdani, if elected mayor, could divest from Israel.
Mamdani is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and…
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‘I voted for you because Jews are good with money’: Mark Levine on running for comptroller
Mark Levine, the Jewish politician who’s expected to be New York City’s next comptroller, has heard it all.
Having served two terms on City Council and one as Manhattan borough president, Levine said he’s…
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A record $10M federal grant to Tikvah has some Jews celebrating and others crying foul
Earlier this year, the National Endowment for the Humanities was shedding staff and canceling hundreds of grants to the museums, libraries and scholars that have traditionally relied on federal funding to help Americans…
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