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Community To Move Past #MeToo, Society Must Embrace The Power Of Shame
Shame is one of the most human emotions. It’s that feeling of your face getting hot and your heart beating fast when you cross an invisible line of acceptable behavior. Shame is your soul letting you know that you are walking on the sacred ground of someone else’s dignity. Because it’s one of the worst…
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The Schmooze Rejoice! Men Like Mark Wahlberg Are Being Shamed Into Giving Tzedakah
A glorious Monday to one and all! We are happy, and frankly humbled, to be here today to report that the humiliation and moral reckoning currently facing powerful men everywhere is being turned into a financial gain for under-served women. Is a queer, Jewish star of the seminal Broadway musical “Rent” named Anthony Rapp at…
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The Schmooze Michael Douglas Denies Sexual Misconduct, Preemptively
From James Rosen to James Franco, Gene Simmons to Russel Simmons, and from Kirk Douglas to Michael Douglas, men are scared. As powerful men, particularly in media and entertainment, continue to face accusations about sexual misconduct, it has become clear that the climate surrounding sexual charges is changing. Nothing signifies this change more profoundly than…
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Fast Forward Georgina Chapman Gets Eight-Figure Settlement In Divorce From Harvey Weinstein
Georgina Chapman received an eight-figure settlement in her divorce from Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie producer accused of serial sexual assault, Page Six reported. The deal, reportedly worth between $15 and $20 million, was signed at the end of 2017. According to sources, the negotiations nearly ended, which would have led to a public divorce…
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Community MeToo Stories Are As Old As The Bible Itself
Have you heard about the prominent political, religious activist who in a meeting with a foreign dignitary presented his wife as his sister, thereby initiating the hosting diplomat’s sexual predatory advances to his very own spouse? This clip may not have circulated as widely on social media as it wasn’t taken from yesterday’s headlines. This…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Trump Praises Oprah’s Golden Globes Speech — Sparks Instant Backlash
Ivanka Trump tweeted her support for the acceptance speech Oprah Winfrey gave during Sunday night’s Golden Globes — but received harsh criticism because Winfrey’s speech was seen as implicitly critical of the Trump administration. Just saw @Oprah’s empowering & inspiring speech at last night’s #GoldenGlobes. Let’s all come together, women & men, & say #TIMESUP!…
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Community What Jewish Community Leaders Must Do After #MeToo
The encouraging flurry of activity in the Jewish community following #metoo has included organizations creating or revamping policies and hosting events and training to prevent sexual victimization, including harassment. But a systemic problem requires a systemic approach to change. Below are the gaps I have noticed based on my criminological and sociological research on sexual…
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Yiddish World Banning Carlebach Melodies Would Be Self-Defeating
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. As the list of accusations of sexual harassment against well-known figures continues to grow, it isn’t surprising that charges against spiritual leader and composer-singer Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach have resurfaced, leading some of his accusers to call for a ban of his melodies, many of which have become…
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