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  • Super PAC supports Shmuley Boteach (rhymes with peacock)

    November 6, 2012 2:36pm

    Super PACs are prohibited from coordinating their efforts with candidates. So I guess it’s understandable that the folks at Patriot Prosperity PAC could put out an ad mispronouncing Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s name… a half-dozen times in 30 seconds. [[READMORE]]

  • Elie Wiesel’s November surprise: Obama book

    November 6, 2012 2:24pm

    Elie Wiesel says he and President Obama are going to be co-authors.

  • Ben Cardin: I don’t need you risking your necks to vote for me early

    October 30, 2012 1:56pm

    A major subplot this election season has been GOP attempts to fight voter fraud/supress the vote (you decide). Well… now we have a Jewish senator from Maryland, Ben Cardin, telling people to stay away from early voting. Of course, that’s because of Hurricane Sandy. Click here to read the message.

  • Texas association in Shabbat hoops controversy with Beren Academy adopts new policy

    October 26, 2012 12:06pm

    Months after initially refusing to reschedule a Friday night game involving an Orthodox school, the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools has changed its rules to accommodate the religious observances of all its members.

  • Did Obama and Romney disagree in the foreign policy debate? Not so much

    October 23, 2012 1:31pm

    Just a minute into Monday night’s debate, and I knew this was going to be a tough one to sort out. Which moment? The one where Mitt Romney declared that “we can’t kill our way out of this mess,” and proceeded to outline a balanced approach to confronting the challenges facing us in the Middle…

  • Netanyahu channels Ross Perot: That sucking sound is Iran building a bomb!

    September 27, 2012 7:56pm

    Bibi did not bring the nuclear duck to his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday. Don’t worry — he was not without props. OK, go ahead and laugh. We get it. But still… the man got his point across.

  • Yeshiva runner in Memphis stops race to save a life

    September 27, 2012 6:39pm

    KNOXNEWS has the story. Check out the video report: [[READMORE]]

  • Wayne Firestone stepping down as CEO of Hillel

    September 21, 2012 7:42pm

    Just received word that Wayne Firestone is letting board leaders and staff know that he’ll be stepping down as CEO of Hillel next June. Click here to read a recent article by Neil Rubin on Hillel’s evolving strategy for the future. The short version — previous Hillel CEO (and current president of Yeshiva University) Richard Joel focused on…

  • Netanyahu does ‘Meet The Press’ (video)

    September 16, 2012 5:51pm

    We have an item up about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appearing on the Sunday news shows. Watch the full intevriew from Meet The Press Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

  • ADL: Michigan St. attack not a hate crime

    September 14, 2012 7:50pm

    A few weeks back we reported on an grusome assault against a Jewish student at Michigan St. — and the refusal of the local police department to classify the assault as a hate crime, despite reports that the victim was claiming his attackers chanted “Heil Hitler” and gave the Nazi salute. Now the ADL has issued…