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Rabbi Robin Podolsky
May 17, 2016
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May 17, 2016
Chicken pox outbreak hits Brooklyn Hasidic neighborhood
Jewish Journal
May 17, 2016
The New York Health Department is investigating an outbreak of chicken pox in a Hasidic Jewish neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Kids’ soccer leagues aim to bridge Israel’s religious divide
Jewish Journal
May 17, 2016
When Yoel decided, at age 8, to begin observing Shabbat, there was one problem: It meant he couldn’t join most of Israel’s youth soccer teams, which played games on Saturday.
Sheldon Adelson urges Republican Jewish leaders to support Donald Trump
jacobk
May 17, 2016
Sheldon Adelson, after formally endorsing Donald Trump for president and offering his financial support, is now lobbying for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee among skeptical Republican Jewish leaders, the Associated Press Press reported on Tuesday.
Anti-Semitism charges stir the calm waters of bucolic Oxford
Jewish Journal
May 17, 2016
For a city that has made headlines recently for its anti-Semitism problem, Oxford has a pretty laid back Jewish scene.
Section 8 vouchers disproportionately go to Brooklyn’s Chasidic Jews, report charges
Jewish Journal
May 17, 2016
Chasidic Jews in Brooklyn benefit disproportionately from Section 8 housing vouchers, even as other impoverished residents have difficulty obtaining the federal housing subsidy, according to a new report.
Argentine pop star wears Israeli designer at country’s Emmys
Jewish Journal
May 17, 2016
Argentine actress and pop star Lali Esposito wore a dress by an Israeli designer at the Martin Fierro Awards, Argentina’s version of the Emmys.
Mexico shuns approach by U.S. lobby group seeking to work against Trump
Jewish Journal
May 17, 2016
Mexico has rebuffed an approach from a U.S. lobbying group seeking a government endorsement for its efforts to counter Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, according to a Mexican official involved in the talks.
Guatemalan protesters use anti-Semitic language to blast Israeli-owned power company
Jewish Journal
May 17, 2016
Demonstrators in Guatemala used anti-Semitic language to protest the Central American country’s major power company, which is owned by an Israeli group.
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