Today, the White House hosted its annual Hanukkah reception. Among the celebrants were President Donald J. Trump First Lady Melania Trump Vice President Mike Pence Second Lady Karen Pence Jared...
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IMHO, Protecting Jewish Students with an Executive Order is a Bad Idea
Today, it has been reported that U.S. President Donald J. Trump will sign an Executive Order to define Judaism as a nationality, not just a religion, in order to bolster the U.S. Department of...
Blood Donors Rush In, Havdalah Becomes Candle Lit Vigil as America Mourns Pittsburgh Massacre
A call for O-TYPE blood donors was answered by dozens of Pittsburgh area residents on Saturday afternoon to help to save the critically injured Jewish worshippers and police officers after the attack...
Did NYT Op-Ed Propose Banning Jews and Other NewBits
Bret Stephens, in a January 18, 2018 Op-Ed in The New York Times, proposes banning Jews in “A Modest Immigration Proposal: Ban Jews.” I assume he is making a historical reference to...
Trump “disinvites” Jewish Democrats (and Me) To Annual White House Hanukkah Bash
Once again, after ‘lobbying’ for years, I was NOT invited to the annual White House Hanukkah party. I am not a machar. (But I have “faith and resilience” for the future) But...
Why I #TakeAKnee During Aleinu (and Avinu Malkeinu)
Over Rosh Hashanah and through the weekend, U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s criticized certain NFL teams, owners, and players for kneeling during the playing of the national anthem. Since 1918...
Yom Skipper: Many Rabbis Diss Trump for High Holidays
In a joint statement on Wednesday, August 23, leaders of four major Jewish groups announced that they will not convene a 2017 High Holiday conference call with the U.S. President (currently the...
Trump Speaks to Scouts After They Break Dreidel Spin World Record (From Derech to Drek)
GLEN JEAN, West Virginia, Brechtel Family Summit Scout Reserve, 2017 National Scout Jamboree (July 24, 2017): Boy Scouts, Explorers, Venturers and adult leaders set a Guinness World Record this week...