Category Archives: Jews

There’s No Powerful Jewish Lobby

Ken Kurson, editor of the New York Observer, posts on FB: “I’m breaking some news here. I just don’t get this guy [Cory Booker] at all. I had such high hopes for him. I stand dazed and brokenhearted. And as … Continue reading

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What is the Jewish perspective on the illegal immigration crisis in Israel?

Link: The Torah commands us to care for the foreigners and immigrants among us. Does that extend to illegal immigrants? Is it right to send them back, as is happening now, or are we obligated to take them in and … Continue reading

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Durbin, Cupich to discuss immigration reform at Temple Jeremiah

Link: “Immigration is an issue very close to the Jewish people. In our congregation, the vast majority of us are immigrants or descendants of immigrants,” Cohen said. “We feel an obligation as Jews who have experienced the blessings of welcome, … Continue reading

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‘Join rabbis in advocating for fairer immigration laws’

Rabbi Andrew Straus of Temple Sinai in Oakland has a recipe for destroying America: Although the Secure Communities program originally was intended to target undocumented immigrants who commit violent and serious crimes, it has become an indiscriminate mass deportation program. … Continue reading

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Rabbi Gets Five Years In Massive Immigration Fraud Case

From the press release in 2013: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that EARL SETH DAVID was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to five years in prison for running an immigration … Continue reading

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