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Outreach1Fighting Food Insecurity on the College Quad
An Article from The Jewish Week

Challah for Hunger, the national nonprofit operated on college campuses dedicated to baking and selling challah for social justice causes, just launched the Campus Hunger Project. Continue Reading 

Outreach2From Matzah Balls to Footballs, Two Jewish Brothers Recall Their Journey to the NFL
An Article from JTA

At 6-foot-6 and 340 pounds, veteran NFL offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz isn't just a force of nature, but a product of good ol' Jewish nurture.
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The Jewish Women's Foundation of the Greater Palm Beaches has launched a new teen philanthropic leadership program, No Small Change, as part of its commitment to develop leaders at every age and stage.
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FundraisingTwoLast Surviving Nuremberg Prosecutor Donates $1M to US Holocaust Museum
An Article from JTA

The last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg war crimes trials has donated $1 million to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, in Washington D.C. Continue Reading 

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Namart1New Documents Show Obama and Team Lied About Limits on Iranian Activity Under Nuclear Deal
An Article from Institute for Science & International Security

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) placed detailed limitations on facets of Iran's nuclear program that needed to be met by Implementation Day, which took place on January 16, 2016.Continue Reading 

Kissinger2Can Democrats Ride an Anti-Trump Wave to Retake House and Senate
An Article from The Washington Post

Sen. Ron Johnson runs down a litany of the United States' ills: a rising debt and deficit, unsecured borders, threats from the Islamic State. 
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Namart4US Court Throws Out $655.5 Million Verdict Against Palestinian Authority, PLO
An Article from JP Updates

A US federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a $655.5 million verdict against the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization for damages suffered by Americans killed and wounded in six attacks in Israel. Continue Reading 

Namart5US Congressman's Daughter Returns Hungarian Award in Protest
An Article from The Associated Press

The daughter of late, Hungarian-born U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos is returning a distinguished state award to Hungary to protest the bestowing of the same award to journalist and writer Zsolt Bayer who has made anti-Semitic and racist references in his articles. Continue Reading

Namart6'Change' Vote? Not for Jews in the Sunshine State
An Article from The Jewish Week

A whopping 75 percent of Florida's Jews disagree with Donald Trump's call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States, fully 72 percent believe he may be anti-Semitic and a "threat to Jews," and 70 percent believe he may be racist.Continue Reading
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In recent years, a dramatic social, political and legal struggle has been waged against the charedi, or ultra-Orthodox, "society of scholars" in Israel, those who devote their lives to Torah study.Continue Reading

Israel2Israeli Doctor to Use Medical Cannabis o Treat Autism in First of Its Kind Study
An Article from Jewish Business News

In view of evidence that cannabinoids can help improve the quality of life of autistic people, an Israeli pediatrician has launched a first of its kind clinical trial. Continue Reading 
 
Israel3Palestinians Paying Thousands in Bribes to Leave Gaza
An Article from Al Jazeera

Egyptian officers are asking for bribes of up to $10,000 from Palestinians in Gaza desperate to leave the besieged coastal enclave, according to Gaza brokers who coordinate the bribe payments, former Palestinian border officials and travellers. Continue Reading

Israel4As Trump vs. Clinton Captivates World, Netanyahu is Unusually Silent
An Article from The New York Times

For three hours, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel held forth on all sorts of topics - on Israel and the Middle East, on his record and on his plans. Continue Reading 
Israel5I Support Israel, Which is Why I Don't Support US Aid to Israel
An Article from The Boston Globe

A longtime reader, unabashedly Zionist, chastises me."I can't believe you're going to vote for Gary Johnson for president," she writes. Continue Reading

israel6Two Dead, 5 Missing in Collapse of Tel Aviv Construction Site
An Article from JTA

At least two construction workers are dead and five reportedly are missing following the collapse of a tiered parking structure under construction in Tel Aviv on Monday morning. Continue Reading

Second Bais Hamikdash Floor Tiles Fund in Jerusalem
An Article from Vos Iz Neias

Archeologists from the Jerusalem-based Temple Mount Sifting Project unveiled Tuesday a restored floor of painted tiles that experts believe dates to the Herodian era (37 to 4 BCE). Continue Reading
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Internationalinternational
In a recent interview conducted by Aaron David Miller for Foreign Policy, Robert Malley, one of the president's most trusted advisors on the Middle East, once again enumerated the competing priorities of U.S. Syria policy. Continue Reading

Internatioanl2Upset by Brexit, Some British Jews Look to Germany
An Article from The New York Times

Until Britain voted to leave the European Union, Philip Levine never thought deeply about his Jewish heritage. Continue Reading

International3Media Gives Obama Huge Pass on Syria
An Article from CNN

US President Obama says an agreement with Russia on ending the violence in Syria is being hampered by "gaps of trust" between the two governments.  Continue Reading

International3The Middle East Will Remain a Source of Terrorism
An Article from BESA

Several major developments in the Middle East will keep the region a wellspring of Islamic terror and a source of inspiration for Islamist radicals for the foreseeable future. Continue Reading

International4Does the Times Want Middle East Peace?
An Article from Commentary


Intl7Woman's Dying Wish Ends Dutch Cemetery's Century of Disuse
An Article from JTA

To honor a woman's dying wish, the Dutch Jewish community arranged for her body to be buried in a cemetery that had not been used in nearly a century. Continue Reading
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Congratulations, new college freshmen! Welcome to what will undoubtedly be some of the most exciting years of your life. 
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as2Non-Jews Fighting Antisemitism on Campus
An Article from Aish.com

University of California Los Angeles received a shock at the start of the 2016-2017 academic year. Continue Reading

as4Teacher at Paris High School Suspended for Antisemitic Facebook Posts 
An Article from The Algemeiner

A school teacher in France has been suspended for making comments hostile to Jews on social media, the Coordination Forum for Countering Antisemitism (CFCA) reported this week. Continue Reading 

as5How BDS is Pushing Jewish Students Out of Social Justice Activism
An Article from The Forward

A Barnard College sophomore recently articulated the sad choice many progressive Jewish students face on campuses around the country.
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as6Jewish, Muslim Students at South Carolina High School Threatened
An Article from JTA

A South Carolina high school will have extra security measures in place when students return from Labor Day weekend, after Jewish and Muslim students were threatened on social media. Continue Reading
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Interest1Bones of Nazi Scientists' Victims Found in Berlin
An Article from Virtual Jerusalem
  
Archaeologists in Berlin have discovered a huge cache of human bones, at a site close to where Nazi-era scientists did eugenics research on the bodies of death camp victims. Continue Reading 
  
Interest2A Life of Meaning (Reason Not Required)
An Article from The New York Times
Few would disagree with two age-old truisms: We should strive to shape our lives with reason, and a central prerequisite for the good life is a personal sense of meaning. Continue Reading

interest2You're How Old? We'll Be in Touch
An Article from The New York Times

It might not seem that Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump have much in common. Continue Reading

Interest3Two Stolen Torahs Valued at $30,000 Returned to NJ Synagogue
An Article from The Jewish Week

Two Torahs valued at $30,000 that had been stolen with some $50,000 of silver religious pieces were returned to a New Jersey synagogue.
Continue Reading

Interest4Jewish Avengers Unapologetic for Targeting Nazis After WWII
An Article from The Associated Press

Seventy years after the most daring attempt of Jewish Holocaust survivors to seek revenge against their former tormentors, the leader of the plot has only one simple regret - that to his knowledge he didn't actually succeed in killing any Nazis. Continue Reading
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