Politics
6 Jewish Moments during the State of the Union Address
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is now in overdrive, judging by the way he turned much of this year’s State of the Union into a campaign pitch. “We are moving forward at a pace that was unimaginable just a short time ago, and we are never going back!” he...
Jewish White House Adviser Stephen Miller Promoted White Nationalist Materials
White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller promoted white nationalist materials to the right-wing website Breitbart News as the 2016 presidential election neared. Many of the 900 emails sent by Miller to Breitbart from March 2015 to June 2016 “showcase the...
As Jews, We Should All Be Marching for Climate Justice
I was on a panel a few months ago discussing the challenges of being a Jewish parent in 2019. We were asked to name something that we, as the Jewish community, don’t talk about enough. My fellow panelist, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, gave an answer that shook me to my...
Jessica Klaitman Runs for Maryland House of Delegates Seat
The 2018 midterm elections witnessed record numbers of women running for elected office at every level of government. However, women still comprise less than 30 percent of the nation’s state legislators. Jessica Klaitman hopes to increase that ratio by winning a...
Ex-White House Speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz to Speak in Annapolis
Sarah Hurwitz is a wizard with words. As a top speechwriter for some of the most prominent political players of our era — including former President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton — Hurwitz understands the importance of strong and...
AIPAC, Other Groups Criticize Israel’s Decision to Ban Tlaib and Omar
Israel’s decision on Aug. 15 to ban Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from entering the country has quickly prompted a wave of impassioned responses from across the Jewish community. Pro-Israel groups, including AIPAC, and prominent Democratic...
Jewish Protesters of ICE Arrested in New York on Tisha B’Av
Forty Jews were arrested at a New York City protest against Amazon’s work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Aug. 11 protest was one of more than 50 similar Jewish demonstrations that were held across the country to mark Tisha b’Av, the traditional Jewish...
Muslim Activist Linda Sarsour Creates Twitter Battle Over Jesus
New York-based Muslim political activist Linda Sarsour started a mini-Twitter war after recently tweeting that Jesus was Palestinian. “Jesus was Palestinian of Nazareth and is described in the Quran as being brown copper skinned with wooly hair,” she tweeted last...
2nd Democratic Debate Has a Dramatic Moment About Race; Foreign Policy Barely Features
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The most dramatic moment in the second Democratic presidential debate was a showdown about race and generational differences between front-runner former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. In a debate that focused heavily on...Upcoming Events
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