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Rabbi Sharon Brous Compares Sunday’s Rally For Israel To A Laker Rally
Rabbi Sharon Brous writes for the Jewish Journal. I wonder if she will face any consequences for the appalling things she wrote. I expect her congregation of Ikar is far more leftist than Jewish and so they really don’t give … Continue reading
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Tagged american jews, brous, Dennis Prager, giving money, Jewish Journal, wing politics
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Israel’s Settlements
In a speech at U.C. Berkeley May 5, 2008, Dennis says: “I was not a pro-settlement person. I did not speak out much about it. When it was asked in a forum like this, I didn’t hesitate. I didn’t use … Continue reading
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Why Do American Jews Support Bigger Government?
Dennis Prager writes: One day, the descendants of this generation of American Jews will regret what their ancestors supported. As difficult as it is for many Jews to imagine, American Jews will not be on the left forever. Two hundred … Continue reading
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Why Do Jews Hate Sarah Palin?
I don’t think they do. Liberal Jews like liberal non-Jews hate Sarah Palin. Politically conservative Jews, like conservative non-Jews, like Sarah Palin. Charles emails: “Us liberal Jews (including us chareidi liberal Jews) dislike Sara Palin not because she is an … Continue reading
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Jews Conflicted On Immigration
Stephen Steinlight emails: This is the lengthy piece (a sure sign they know the story is important) that JTA ran today on CIS’s latest poll on the widening gulf separating the pulpit from the pews in America on immigration — … Continue reading
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Tagged american jewish committee, american jewish community, american jews, hebrew term, rabbi david saperstein, religious action center
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Why Are U.S. Clergy So Dismissive Of The Rule Of Law When It Comes To Immigration?
A new Zogby survey reveals a dramatic break between clergy and parishioners on illegal immigration. On Dec. 29, I spoke by phone with Stephen Steinlight ([email protected]) of the Center for Immigration Studies. Stephen: “As I have claimed for a long … Continue reading
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Tagged american jewish establishment, american jews, illegal immigration, immigration studies, open borders, speaking engagements
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Are Young American Jews Selfish?
Ari Hart, a rabbinics student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, writes in the Jerusalem Post: In his recent column in The Jerusalem Post Magazine ("The I’s have it," October 16), Daniel Gordis informs us that out of all the challenges facing … Continue reading
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Is It A Mitzvah To Pray With A Minyan?
Joe Schmo comments: Rabbi Enkin, "the majority of North American sacharit-davening Jews do not daven in a minyan. " "I cant beleive that anyone would declare all these people sinners." The fact that "everyone is doing it" means it has … Continue reading
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Seeking A Mate On Yom Kippur
From the Los Angeles Times: Yom Kippur, the holiest and most somber day of the Jewish calendar, is a time for repentance, traditionally reserved for fasting and intense prayer. But scores of Iranian American Jews in Los Angeles, many of … Continue reading
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Tagged american jews, azizi, day of atonement, intense prayer, romantic interests, soul mate
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