Song of Ruth

Mahlon and Chilion died after marrying Moabite women. Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem. She told her daughters-in-law to return to their own mothers, and remarry. Orpah reluctantly left, however Ruth decided to stay with Naomi.

Gymnast Aly Raisman Heads To Rio For Second Olympic Games

Jewish Gymast Aly Reisman will be part of the 2016 US Olympic gymnast team. This is her 2nd time on the Olympic team.

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Truman and Jacobson

Before there was AIPAC, before there was Israel, one man’s friendship with President Truman helped change history.

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UK Jewish Worman Woman Awarded $24,500 Payout After Firm Snubs her Sabbath Observance

A 23-year-old Jewish woman in the U.K. was awarded £16,000 ($24,464) from a potential employer that turned down her application because she refused to work on the Jewish Sabbath.

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Bene Israel: Jews of Mumbai (Bombay)

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Jewish Division: Omar

The Jewish community seems divided over how to respond to US congress person Ilhan Omar and her open anti-Semitism.

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Discovering the Kotel

Discovering the Western Wall

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Attorney General William Barr on Religious Liberty

Attorney General William P. Barr Delivers Remarks to the Law School and the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame South Bend.

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Swimming into Trouble-Should Jewish Women Be Left Out to Dry?

There has been some controversy about the women only swimming hours that a pool in New York has offered to accommodate the large orthodox Jewish community for the past 30 years.

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Join Students Speak out Against Anti-Semitism - A Creative Video Production Contest

The “Students Speak Out Against Anti-Semitism - A Creative Video Production Contest” is an education and awareness initiative sponsored by the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement (CAM) and B'nai B'rith…

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Crash Course in Middle East History

Nationhood and JerusalemIsrael became a nation in 1312 BCE - 2,000 years before the rise of Islam.Arab refugees in Israel began identifying themselves as part of a Palestinian people in 1967, two…

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Should Jews Get Tattoos?

People get tattoos for various reasons. Tattoos are often considered to be the symbol of a rebel who isn’t afraid to do their own thing. Some get tattoos for deeply personal sentimental reasons. Some…

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President Trump Delivers Remarks at the Israeli American Council National Summit 2019

In December of 2019, United States President Donald Trump delivered a keynote address at an annual summit hosted by the Israeli-American Council at the Diplomat Resort in Hollywood, Florida.

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Ami on the Move: Open Anti-Semitism at UNC and Duke Conference

At a recent conference at an American college campus in North Carolina, Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafar of the hip hop group DAM used the platform to voice an anti-Semitic, anti-Israel message to the…

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