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Big Bird. Binders. “A bunch of stuff.” Another Internet meme has joined the slew spawned by the election. But this time, unlike the Irish “malarkey,” it’s got a Jewish ethnic angle. Mitt Romney used the word “tumult” several times in Monday night’s debate to refer to the results of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy in […]

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Shabbat Shalom Candlelighting, Readings: Shabbat candles: 5:41 p.m. Torah: Gen. 12:1-17:27 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27-41:16 Havdalah: 6:40 p.m Religion, we imagine, is all about faith: we even call religions “faiths,” and have “interfaith dialogues.” But Judaism has no commandment “to have faith.” In Judaism, we are saved not by what we believe but by what we […]

(JTA) – A South Carolina teenager said he was beaten by teammates on his middle school’s football team because he is Jewish. Caspian Driscoll, 15, of Fort Mill told NBC-TV Charlotte that the incident occurred on Oct. 10 on the team bus. Driscoll reportedly asked his teammates to be quiet so he could wish his […]

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