Yeshiva student shot and killed during late-night crime spree in Denver
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The Abraham Accords just turned 1. Here’s how each of the agreements are holding up.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — While most of the foreign policy world is focused on President Joe Biden’s moves in Afghanistan in the wake of the stunning turn of events there, the first anniversary of another important Middle East development quietly took place last week. The first part of the Abraham Accords, the historic cooperation agreements between […]
Continue Reading“There’s Plenty of Suffering that Can Be Prevented”
On Monday, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a horrifying report warning that human-caused carbon emissions are rapidly heating the planet and causing flooding, wildfires, droughts, and extreme weather events that threaten human civilization as we know it—and that much of the damage is already irreversible. While none of that is […]
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Amid debates over vaccines and masks, Jewish day schools buckle down for a third year of COVID
NEW YORK (JTA) — When the school year ended two months ago, Rabbi Bini Krauss allowed himself to breathe a sigh of relief. His Modern Orthodox day school, SAR Academy, had been perhaps the first Jewish school in the country to close due to COVID when the virus hit its New York City neighborhood in […]
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Prominent Jewish groups and senator rally behind a Muslim Biden nominee attacked by Republicans
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, is one of Israel’s staunchest defenders in Congress — and he thinks Republican attacks on one of President Joe Biden’s nominees as anti-Israel is “ridiculous.” Dilawar Syed, a longtime business leader, would be the most senior Muslim official in U.S. history if Congress confirms him to […]
Continue ReadingListen: Political Depression
As climate change-induced flooding and wildfires wreak havoc across the globe, and the Delta variant brings us into another perilous phase of the pandemic, the Jewish Currents staff is thinking about political depression—and how to cope with it. What does it mean to bring political feelings into therapy? Editor-in-chief Arielle Angel, publisher Jacob Plitman, culture […]
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Biden names Marc Stanley, prominent Texas Jewish Democrat, as envoy to Argentina
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On Tuesday, Ohio’s heavily Democratic 11th Congressional District, which includes much of metropolitan Cleveland and Akron, held a special primary election to determine the likely successor to retiring Rep. Marcia Fudge. The more centrist, establishment-backed candidate, Cuyahoga County Council Member Shontel Brown, defeated former State Senator Nina Turner—a champion of Medicare For All, a critic […]
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Israel to name Michael Herzog, the president’s brother and a longtime adviser to peace negotiators, as US ambassador
Israel to name Michael Herzog, the president’s brother and a longtime adviser to peace negotiators, as US ambassador – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement
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Biden chooses Obama alum Chanan Weissman as White House liaison to the Jewish community
Biden chooses Obama alum Chanan Weissman as White House liaison to the Jewish community – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement
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