Shira Hanau
By Shira Hanau
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Fast Forward Schumer Announces ‘No’ Vote on Gorsuch, Signals Possible Filibuster
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday he will vote ‘no’ on Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court and hinted he will force the vote to filibuster, requiring Republicans to garner 60 votes to confirm the candidate. Republicans control 52 seats in the Senate. In a speech in the Senate, Schumer cited the Gorsuch’s…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Rabbinical Council Appoints New Conversion Director
The Orthodox Union’s rabbinic arm has created a new position to help smooth the conversion process. The Rabbinical Council of America announced Monday that Abby Lerner will be the first National Director of Conversion Services. Lerner will “assume responsibility for the support of candidates in their conversion process,” according to an RCA statement. She will…
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Community Jewish News In The New Era Of Anti-Semitism
As a child of the 1990s, I rarely experienced anti-Semitism personally. I remember a few incidents where people driving by would yell anti-Semitic slurs at me and my friends as we walked to synagogue on Shabbat. I remember once discovering a swastika spray painted on the front door of my synagogue one day after services….
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Fast Forward Did You Know? Chickens Eat Kosher For Passover, Too
For Passover, observant Jews abstain from eating any leavened foods, or chametz, for eight days. As it turns out — chickens and turkeys in Jewish slaughterhouses eat kosher for Passover too. “All poultry sourced for Pesach has to be fed on a non-wheat feed diet,” a spokesperson for the London Board of Schechita told the…
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Fast Forward Light A Virtual Yahrzeit Candle With Yom Hashoah App
Jews light yahrzeit candles to commemorate Yom HaShoah, the Jewish Holocaust Remembrance Day, but keeping a flame alive for hours may not be possible for some students in college dorms or the elderly in nursing homes. Susan Ringel of Pepper Pike, Ohio created the Yom HaShoah Candle App last year to allow anyone with an…
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Fast Forward Israel Arrests BDS Co-Founder Omar Barghouti For Tax Evasion
Israeli tax authorities arrested and investigated a co-founder of the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement Monday for tax evasion, according to the Israeli business daily Globes. Omar Barghouti’s arrest follows tightening Israeli laws against its critics. Barghouti allegedly failed to report over $700,000 in income from U.S. speaking engagements and a job at National…
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The Schmooze Harry Potter? Check. 5 Other Franchises That Should Make Haggadahs For Passover
“The Unofficial Hogwarts Haggadah” is slated for release in the coming days. Like peanut butter and chocolate, the Passover story goes great with the popular series. Here are a few more franchises we think should publish haggadahs. 1. Star Wars You can see the opening crawl now: “A long time ago, in a house of…
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Fast Forward TAKE A PEEK: Inside The Hogwarts Haggadah
With the “Unofficial Hogwarts Haggadah” coming out any day now, here are some highlights: Harry embarks on his own personal journey of exodus every year. He leaves the Dursley’s to return to Hogwarts, his promised land. The miracle of the splitting of the sea is certainly matched by the wonder of platform 9 and three-quarters….
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