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June 3, 2016
Jewish Faithful Are Hopeful Steps Will Now Be Made Towards Solving 1994 AMIA Bombing
Ruth Bader Ginsburg the namesake for new species of insect
Louis Brandeis, the first Jewish Supreme Court justice, may have a university named for him.
Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett threatens to quit Israeli gov’t to stop Palestinian state
Naftali Bennett, head of the pro-settler Jewish Home party and Israel’s education minister, doubled down on his opposition to a Palestinian state, saying he is prepared to bring down the government in order to prevent one.
Paris peace summit issues statement less harsh than Israel feared
After five hours of discussion, participants in the Paris peace summit, the French initiative to reboot peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians, issued a statement that was less harsh toward Israel than what members of the Arab League had advocated for, according to Haaretz.
WATCH: Addicted to porn culture: Is porn changing sex?
The average age a boy sees Internet pornography for the first time is 11 years old. For girls, the culture offers an equally stark choice: be “beddable” or be invisible. Jewish Journal columnist Danielle Berrin interviews Jewish-feminist crusader Dr. Gail Dines, the world renowned scholar, author and anti-porn activist. Dines will tell you what you need to know about your kids – and maybe even your partner.
Comparing Israel to Nazis is anti-Semitic, 31 Western states declare
An intergovernmental body devoted to commemorating the Holocaust adopted a definition of anti-Semitism that includes some hate speech against Israel.
What sex in the Book of Ruth can teach today’s teens
As Jews, we tend to pride ourselves on our tradition’s values and how we pass them on to future generations; values such as education, tzedakah, loving the stranger, pursuing justice and tikkun olam, “repair of the world.”
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