Posts Tagged: Jewish Politics
Why Religious Parties Being Left Out of the New Government Could Really Help Israel
The personal attacks on Naftali Bennett coming from the Haredi parties in Israel -- because he has been instrumental in excluding them from power and...
Expose Yourself to Different Viewpoints
One of my recent articles was intentionally controversial. The aim was to point out that people rarely seem capable of hearing, let alone absorbing, another...
Independence Day Religious Confusion
Israel’s Independence Day, Yom HaAtzmaut, brings out the best and the worst in us. We cannot agree on what it means, and we cannot agree...
Boteach Opponent Pascrell Threatens: “He’ll Have to Suffer”
The battle for New Jersey's 9th district has just gotten nastier. Sixteen-year incumbent congressman Bill Pascrell recently told NJSpotlight.com that his republican opponent, Rabbi Shmuley...
Russian Jews Turn Out in Droves To Defeat Anti-Semite Charles Barron
A strong voter turnout among Brooklyn's Russian Jewish population helped Hakeem Jeffries win his democratic primary on Tuesday, by a wide margin, against perceived anti-Semite...
Nearly 1 in 4 Are Jewish in Brooklyn
Nearly a quarter of the people living in Brooklyn, which is New York City's largest borough, are Jewish. The number comes from a highly cited...
New Jersey Race Turns Ugly Over Jews and Israel
The Democratic race between Reps. Steve Rothman and Bill Pascrell in New Jersey has morphed into a battle over religion and political views...
What’s Left of the Jewish Left?
Adam Kirsch reports in Tablet on the recent YIVO conference "Jews and the Left," held at the Center for Jewish History in New York. Among the presenters...
Partisan Politics in Florida Synagogues?
Some Florida synagogues are under fire for the way they have been treating Republican members. Most recently, the president of Temple Israel in Miami refused...
J Street is Irrelevant
In January 2009, flushed with the success of Barack Obama's election to the presidency, many on the left assumed that the new left-wing...
