Politics

Jewish men walk down a street in the Pushkin area of Uman, Ukraine of ‎Sept. ‎9, ‎2017. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

South Carolina congressman asks Trump to pressure Ukraine to allow Rosh Hashanah pilgrims

The letter asks Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “consider advocating on behalf [of] a group of American citizens whom find this annual pilgrimage extremely important.”

Leonard Cohen’s estate told Republicans they couldn’t play ‘Hallelujah’ at their convention. They played it anyway — twice.

“Hallelujah” is Cohen’s most-performed song.

Douglas Emhoff, Kamala Harris’ husband, is the Democrats’ newest Jewish star

The vice presidential nominee’s partner opened up in a Biden campaign webinar about growing up Jewish and his Jewish involvement.

‘Israel’ and ‘elites’: The Republican convention sends mixed messages to Jews

At the Republican convention, some unconventional messaging for American Jews

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on politics from the pulpit: ‘I’m afraid American Jewry is making a big, big, big mistake’

Jared Kushner says NBA players lucky to be rich enough to ‘take a night off from work’

Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, brother of Trump impeachment witness, files whistleblower complaint

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on cancel culture, restoring morality and Israel’s missed opportunities

Rabbi Aryeh Spero, a longtime right-wing Republican, blesses RNC and President Trump

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