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Local opinion: Tucker Carlson's Myth About Chabad
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (624+ words) Far-right commentator Tucker Carlson recently claimed that the Chabad-Lubavitch movement instigated the current war in Iran as part of a covert effort to rebuild the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The claim is not only bizarre and unfounded; it reflects a…...
Preserving rural Jewish life is the focus of a Maine center this Passover
1+ week, 6+ day ago (174+ words) Arizona Daily Star Javascript is required to use this website. ICE agents pepper spray observers in South Tucson Monday VIDEO: Arizona basketball team greeted by UA fans at Mc Kale Center after Final Four run VIDEO: Arizona basketball 'needs to…...
US Homeland Security investigates whether Bovino disparaged Jewish faith
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (487+ words) MINNEAPOLIS " U. S. Customs and Border Protection has opened an internal investigation into whether Gregory Bovino, the one-time architect of President Donald Trump's large-scale immigration crackdown, made disparaging comments about the Jewish faith of the U. S. attorney for Minnesota. "Following a letter from…...
From the editor: Grief, pride and a Torah scroll
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1079+ words) A father's love for his firstborn son. Is there anything so pure? It's affection, of course. And pride. And support for the young man's dreams and aspirations. So, when that son is taken from father and family by war, what…...
Letter: Radicals vs. Conservatives
9+ mon, 3+ day ago (580+ words) It's time the media started using more accurate language when referring to Republicans and especially this administration. They are not conservatives, they are radicals. Conservatives are commonly thought of as people who don't want to spend money and who claim…...
Passover begins soon. For many Jews, the celebrations will occur amid anxieties and divisions
1+ year, 1+ week ago (1295+ words) Jews from all around the world are preparing for the annual, week-long holiday of Passover, or Pesach, as it is known in Hebrew." Passover commemorates the Israelites' escape from slavery in ancient Egypt after the Pharaoh enslaved the Jews and…...