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Israeli para-Athlete Moran Samuel wins gold, saves the day with her own rendition of ‘Hatikvah’

Israeli para-athlete Moran Samuel won an international rowing competition in Gavirate, Italy. The organizers weren’t expecting her to win, so they hadn’t bothered to secure a recording of the Israeli national anthem, "Hatkivah." When Samuel found out there would be no anthem played when she was on the podium, she asked for the mic and […]

Beinart vs. Gordis

Last year JTA tried to put together a Peter Beinart-Daniel Gordis debate at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federation of North America, but we were only able to land one of them. Back then it would have been cool. But, now, with Beinart kicking things up a notch with his new book, Gordis taking some […]

Biblical Straight Edge

In contrast to the risky excesses that one normally associates with American teenagers–alcohol, drugs, sex–a bunch of rebellious teenagers in and around Washington D.C. in the early 1980s created the “straight edge” movement. In general, adherents eschew alcohol and drugs. Although the exact rules are interpreted differently by different people (some have sex, some don’t; some are vegetarians, some aren’t), […]

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Israeli para-Athlete Moran Samuel wins gold, saves the day with her own rendition of ‘Hatikvah’

Beinart vs. Gordis

Biblical Straight Edge

Israeli Gold Medalist Para-Athlete Sings ‘Hatikvah’ Because the Organizers Didn’t Have It

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