The Protest Theology exchange, part 1: Judaism’s long tradition of confronting God
Shmuel Rosner
October 27, 2016
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October 27, 2016
Is Cleveland Indians pitcher Andrew Miller Jewish?
Jewish Journal
October 27, 2016
Cleveland Indians fans have many players to thank for the team’s deep run through the MLB playoffs, but one stands out among the rest: reliever Andrew Miller.
Everyone, all together now, sing!
Ayala Or-El
October 27, 2016
Forget about “The Voice.” Call these “The Voices” — 150 to 200 of them coming together every month to belt out classic Israeli tunes during a rousing singalong.
Digital hate: After the election, will this be our new normal?
Esther D. Kustanowitz
October 27, 2016
It was February, right after the South Carolina Republican primary, and Donald Trump had been declared the winner. Bethany Mandel, a writer who usually focuses on politics and culture from a conservative perspective, was upset that Trump seemed to be emerging as a legitimate candidate.
Hate speech in your social media feed? Try these tips
Esther D. Kustanowitz
October 27, 2016
Social media sites are tools with seemingly infinite potential. In the right hands, they can be a space of community connections and great comfort, but they also can be used to promote messages of hate.
Finding God in ‘Westworld’: The power of pain
Danielle Berrin
October 27, 2016
What if a simple device could undo all your heartbreak, tragedy, trauma and loss? If a technology existed that could erase your pain, would you use it?
Rabbi charged with sex abuse to get 1 year of counseling, no prison
Eitan Arom
October 27, 2016
Rabbi Sholom D. Levitansky has agreed to one year of counseling and residential treatment at Beit T’Shuvah, an addiction treatment center near Culver City, after pleading no contest to two counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object of a minor.
Jews and Muslims: Lessons from Moroccan history
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October 27, 2016
It is hard for anyone paying attention to relationships between Jews and Muslims to be optimistic these days.
Curt Schilling calls Jews who slammed his Jake Tapper questioning ‘clowns’
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October 27, 2016
Curt Schilling, a former All-Star pitcher and prospective U.S. Senate candidate, said liberal Jewish leaders who criticized his comments on Jews and Democrats were “clowns.”
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