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⭐ Jewish Journal Wins 5 AJPA Awards Including Best Weekly Newspaper

Editor's Note

Lighting Candles for the Meron 45

David Suissa -
Perhaps inspired by the day of mourning and candle lighting in Israel, an idea popped into my head: Why not invite 45 people to each light a candle in honor of one of the victims?

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California

Pomona College Student Gov’t Removes Club Divestment from BDS Resolution

Aaron Bandler -
The Pomona College student government removed a provision from the recently passed Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) resolution that would have denied funding to Jewish and pro-Israel student groups on campus.
News

The Guardian Lists Support for Balfour Declaration As One of Their “Worst Errors of Judgment”

Aaron Bandler -
The Guardian newspaper released a list of their “worst errors of judgment” over the past 200 years on May 7, which included their support of the Balfour Declaration.
Commentary

Israel’s Critics Are Right: “Sheikh Jarrah” Exemplifies the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Micha Danzig -
Shimon HaTzadik is an area that holds deep historical and religious significance to the Jewish people.
News

Amid Pandemic, India’s Jews Try to Stay Safe While Offering Relief to the Hardest Hit

Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA -
India’s approximately 7,000 Jews, most of whom live in Mumbai, generally belong to the privileged minority with the means to self-isolate.

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For God’s Sake, Get Vaccinated

Chaim Steinmetz - 0
Commentary
Even if our souls can soar, our bodies can’t fly.
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“Jewish Harper’s Letter” Denounces Viewpoint Suppression On Social Justice

Oleg Ivanov - 0
Commentary
The letter argues that “open discourse” is a vital part of the Jewish tradition.
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Commentary

Mount Meron and Metaphysics

Dov S. Zakheim - 0
By offering a metaphysical “explanation” to the tragedy, the two Rabbis Kanievsky deflected blame from where it should be placed.
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Health

Mothers and Genetic Screening: 5 Commonly Asked Questions

Gene Test Now (Sponsored Article) - 0
Questions and answers about genetic screening, just in time for Mother's Day.
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Israel

KKL-JNF Releases Never-before-seen Photos of Jerusalem

JNS - 0
Ahead of Jerusalem Day, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund gives a glimpse into what the Holy City looked like during the early days of the British Mandate, well before the establishment of the State of Israel.
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News

European Council Advises Relaxing Coronavirus Travel Restrictions for Israeli Tourists

JNS - 0
Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality declares city ready for international tourists to start returning.
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Israel

Israel’s Military Veterans Demand Reform and Rehabilitation

Uri Cohen, The Media Line - 0
Disabled former soldiers protest the government’s failure to allocate funds to help those wounded in combat or suffering from PTSD
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Columnists

Editor's Notehttps://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/jj_avatar.jpgDavid Suissa - 0

Something Crazy Is Happening in Israel: Ideological Opposites May Unite

The anti-Bibi block is so fervent it’s willing to overlook deeply entrenched ideological differences.
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Columnistshttps://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/jj_avatar.jpgMarcus J Freed - 0

Satirical Semite: Shopping for the Apocalypse

COVID-19 has forced many people to reconsider their career choices.
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Columnistshttps://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/jj_avatar.jpgDan Schnur - 0

What Will US-Israel Relations Look Like When Israel Turns 100?

Unless some type of generational reckoning takes place, the ties between our two countries will be sorely tested.
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Commentaryhttps://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/jj_avatar.jpgShmuel Rosner - 0

The Meron Tragedy: When Tradition Meets a Changing Reality

The custom remains the same custom. Disaster is only a matter of time.
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Columnistshttps://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/jj_avatar.jpgTabby Refael - 0

How to Celebrate Mother’s Day If You Don’t Get Along with...

Do we ever stop to think about those who are estranged from their mothers?
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Commentaryhttps://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/jj_avatar.jpgMatthew Schultz - 0

Unscrolled, Behar-Bechukotai: A Number of Harvests

As a prophet, Moses is present, but as a man, he is silent.
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Israel

Final Hours of Netanyahu’s Mandate

Uri Cohen, The Media Line -
Time to form a government quickly running out for the embattled premier.

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A Mother’s Day Letter

Jodi Stolove - 0
How can I possibly find all of the right words to express my gratitude and love for you?
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Commentary

My Son Was at the Mount Meron Disaster

Rabbi Robyn Frisch - 0
What kind of devastating things had he witnessed? Was he injured? I couldn’t bear to let myself think beyond that.
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Commentary

Can a Disaster Breed Jewish Unity or Widen the Communal Breach?

Jonathan S. Tobin - 0
Solidarity with the victims of the Mount Meron tragedy is a sign of hope. Still, the impulse to turn it into a political issue and cast blame on the ultra-Orthodox may prove more powerful.
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Columnists

New Documentary Chronicles Advocacy of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

Judy Gruen - 0
Doblemeier seems most enamored of his subject’s political activism, but Heschel was a major theologian as well.
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Commentary

The First 100 Days: Biden’s Dull but Bold Presidency

Larry Greenfield - 0
In his first 100 days, our president has shown more boldness than humility.
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JJ Podcast Network

PodcastsDavid Suissa - 0

Curious Times Episode 25: Honoring the Meron 45

Thoughts on a global candle lighting ceremony to honor the 45 victims of Mount Meron. Enjoy the conversation. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Stitcher Follow...
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PodcastsErin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz - 0

Mindy and Mandy Moved Us While Oscars Snoozed Us

After briefly breaking down the Oscars, the Bagels compare it to the Jewish community after COVID (of course) and wonder if the trailers for "In The...
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PodcastsSalvador Litvak - 0

Rabbi Reuven Wolf: Who Is The Jewish Messiah and When Is He Coming?

Rabbi Reuven Wolf of Maayon Yisroel Chassidic Center, takes us deep into Jewish mysticism as Sal and his rabbi explore some tough questions: Why...
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PodcastsShmuel Rosner - 0

Daniel Levin: Proof of Life

Shmuel Rosner and Daniel Levin discuss Levin's new book, "Proof of Life: Twenty Days on the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle...
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Rosner's DomainShmuel Rosner - 0

Rosner’s Torah Talk: Behar-Bechukotai with Jessica Dell-Era

Jessica Dell’Era is a senior rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where she is completing her Masters in Sacred Music through the Cantorial...
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The Holocaust Survivor Fighting Antisemitism, One Story at a Time

Aaron Bandler - 0
‘You cannot afford to be apathetic. You cannot afford to be indifferent. When you see evil, do something. Speak up."
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Culture

Sex Therapist Dr. Ruth Has Ongoing Love Affair With Israel

Maya Margit, The Media Line -
At nearly 93, world-renowned expert on human sexuality reflects on Freud, life after the coronavirus, and her recent honorary doctorate from Ben-Gurion University.
Culture

Former 49er, Current Dad and Doctor, Goes to Jewish Summer Camp

Howard Blas, JNS -
Dr. John Frank plans to attend Ramah Sports Academy in Connecticut—helping in the medical field and maybe telling some stories that other field with the NFL.
Culture

Architect of World Trade Center Memorial to Lead Tree of Life Reconstruction

JNS -
New York-based architect Daniel Libeskind will spearhead the project with urban-design firm Rothschild Doyno Collaborative of Pittsburgh.

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