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Not just anti-Semitism: ADL boss seeks to broaden group’s reach
For more than a century, the Anti-Defamation League has been known as a group that combats anti-Semitism.
Jewish groups condemn anti-Semitic rhetoric in 2016 race
In light of Donald Trump’s Star of David controversy, a number of Jewish social justice and left-leaning organizations issued a joint letter condemning the use of anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic rhetoric in the presidential race and calling on Americans to denounce all forms of extremism and racism.
Judaism’s greatest lesson: Behavior matters most
If I were asked to identify the greatest Jewish teaching, the most important lesson to be learned from all of Judaism, I would argue that, aside from ethical monotheism, it is that behavior matters more than anything else, and certainly more than feelings.
Social issues keep Jews from supporting the GOP
In the midst of the never-ending debate about whether this will be the election that moves Jews to the right, an intriguing new poll is just out from the Public Religion Research Institute. Titled “Chosen for What? Jewish Values in 2012,” it found that 62 percent of Jews want to see President Barack Obama re-elected, compared to 30 percent who favor a Republican candidate.
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