Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his presidential campaign and endorsed Donald Trump. It is rumored that Trump, who previously referred to Kennedy as a “radical left liberal,” has promised Kennedy a post in his administration. Here’s some positions he would be qualified to hold. [Laurie Baron]
Satire: RFK Jr.’s Cabinet Post Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Following President Biden’s poor performance in his debate against Donald Trump last June, Forward editor Jodi Rudoren spoke to Rabbi Beals, who offered a Jewish framework for discussing the issue of Biden’s age and its impact on his presidency and his future leadership. What did Rabbi Beals say regarding this issue? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Joe Biden’s Rabbi, Michael Beals Read More »
Mark D. Zimmerman, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Woodstock, the iconic “Hippie” counter-culture music festival, was celebrated by ~460,000 baby boomers from August 15 to 18, 1969. The “happening” was on the rolling hills of Max Yasgur’s Dairy farm in Bethel, N.Y. It almost never came about. [Jerry Klinger]
Jewish Farmer Max Yasgur Made the Woodstock Festival Possible Read More »
Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Eventually, he imagined people sitting in a gigantic house with an infinite set of windows. Each person’s view of the world was influenced by the location of his or her window. They could see what was in front of them, but not what was in front of the other residents. Each person’s beliefs are determined by what happens outside their individual windows. [Donald H. Harrison]
Ethnically Jewish Author Explains His Atheism Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Here are some Jewish NFL players I might be keeping my eyes on when it is time to draft my fantasy team. [Cailin Acosta]
Jewish Men Playing with Pig Skins Read More »
Cailin Acosta, California, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
The researchers examined the question of how sunflowers “know” to grow in an optimal way to maximize capture of sunlight for the collective. They also analyzed the growth dynamics of the sunflowers in the laboratory, where they exhibit a zig-zag pattern. [Press Release]
Sunflowers Dance to Prevent Throwing Too Much Shade on Each Other Read More »
Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Growing up, my religious world consisted of traditional Judaism. Israel was the holy land of the Jewish people, a fact that seemed as unchangeable as the hills themselves. But my understanding of this began to shift during a visit to Jerusalem when I was just six years old. [Shahar Masori]
An Israeli-American Perspective: Religious Diversity in Israel and the US Read More »
Israel, Jewish Religion, Shahar Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
“We basically have been dehumanized,” Eitan Chitayat said in a Zoom interview from Tel Aviv. “We have been boiled down to apartheid lovers, to colonialists, to genocide enablers, and this has to stop. The only way it will stop is if one person at a time in the private sector, in our own individual lives, start saying ‘We’re Jewish,’ or ‘I’m Jewish!’ Let’s start there.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Israeli President and Viral Video Creator to Share Webinar on Sunday, Aug. 25 Read More »
Antisemitism, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Because I respect what Trump has done for Jews, I was horrified when I learned that his campaign boasted of underhanded tactics to portray Governor Josh Shapiro as a liability for the Democrats. {Amy Neustein, Ph.D]
Jewish Community Must Demand Better of Trump Read More »
Amy Neustein, Antisemitism, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
It does not surprise me that pro-Arab advocates compare the Gaza war to Vietnam and downplay Hamas’ outrages. Or that former President Donald J. Trump blames antisemitism for the choice of Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate. What shocks me is Democratic strategist James Carville’s charge that Republicans support Israel because Jews are “whiter” than Arabs. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Trump and Carville Fan Antisemitic Sentiment Read More »
Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
The complaint details a Purchase Student Government Association (“PSGA”) leadership-driven effort to ostracize, excommunicate, and retaliate against Hillel, the sole campus group dedicated to Jewish life and Jewish culture at SUNY Purchase, apparently because of Hillel’s Zionist-Jewish identity. [Press Release]
StandWithUs Files Civil Rights Complaint Against SUNY Purchase Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
The philanthropic soirée will honor the resilience of the people of Israel while highlighting bold and visionary plans to rebuild all that Israel’s enemies have torn down. [Press Release]
Shahar Azani to Keynote ‘All in for Israel’ Event Oct. 13 in Del Mar Read More »
Israel, Press Release, San Diego County, USA
He is a supporter of Israel and has called Israel’s war against Hamas “a moral war,” though his running mate Nicole Shanahan disagrees with Kennedy on this issue, believing that “Israel should be showing more restraint.” What has Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in reference to Jews that has raised eyebrows in the Jewish community? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Read More »
Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
One of my assistant coaches, Zach, is also Jewish, and he played in Rio Olympics. But I know having a Jewish last name that people probably know that I’m Jewish. And I think that in general, younger girls or boys who are Jewish, and are interested in rugby, it just gives a little bit more representation that there is someone who’s Jewish on the team. Just maybe it makes [a young Jewish girl or boy] feel a little more comfortable with thinking like ‘oh, I grew up with a similar upbringing to her, and with similar values.’ So that can inspire others to do the same move from the Jewish community.” [Eli Rubenstein]
An Interview with Olympic Bronze Medalist Sarah Levy Read More »
Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA