News editor @TimesofIsrael. Coffee drinker. Crossword person. Born and raised in Chicagoland.
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כעת בכניסה לפגישת ראשי הגוש. אנחנו ניצבים בפני ניסיון חמור ומסוכן לפגוע בתוצאות הבחירות - אבל עלינו להקים ממשלה.
ההתנהלות של הימים האחרונים הם רק עוד תזכורת לכך שאנחנו צריכים להוציא את נתניהו מלשכת ראש הממשלה.
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SCOOP - Harris campaign taps Israeli-born former peace negotiator Ilan Goldenberg as liaison to Jewish community jta.org/2024/08/12/politics/… via @JTAnews
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Our team at the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and @NYJewishWeek won several 2024 American Jewish Press Association Rockower Awards. Here is a look at our award-winning reporting. Congratulations to all the honorees!
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Everyone has been talking about TikTok's effect on the public opinion post Oct. 7, with allegations of antisemitism and a focus on the company's Chinese ownership. But two pro-Israel billionaires/philanthropists control a large stake in the company too.
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Some bittersweet and exciting news: As of this week, I've left the JTA newsroom for a new role at 70 Faces Media, JTA's parent company. I'm Director of Editorial Experiences, running our paid courses, live events and more!
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Last month, I went to Arizona to cover one of the only mass conversions in Jewish history. jta.org/2023/09/27/united-st…
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PITTSBURGH SYNAGOGUE SHOOTER SENTENCED TO DEATH jta.org/2023/08/02/united-st… via @JTAnews
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Shots were fired outside a Jewish day school in Memphis on Monday. jta.org/2023/07/31/united-st…
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TODAY: Join us at 4 p.m. ET for a live Q&A with JTA News Editor @BenjaminSales, who is on the ground in Israel, to understand the country's political crisis and get your questions answered. Register here: bit.ly/3O8ttG0
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BREAKING: The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter, who committed the worst antisemitic attack in U.S. history, is guilty of all 63 charges he faced. jta.org/2023/06/16/united-st…
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🧵NEW: The CEOs of @jfederations & @Conf_of_Pres -- two of the largest Jewish umbrella bodies in the US-- secretly met with Finance Min Bezalel Smotrich during his March visit to the US, which was boycotted by much of the organized Jewish community (1/12) timesofisrael.com/smotrich-m…
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A Jewish guide to Chris Christie's presidential campaign, starting with his Trump and Kushner feuds jta.org/2023/06/08/politics/… via @JTAnews
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Daily Salinas, the Florida mom who pressed her kids' school to ban Amanda Gorman's poem, heard from a lot of reporters today.
The only one she called back was @AndrewLapin. Why?
"I want to apologize to the Jewish community,” Salinas told @JTAnews
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This Republican Jewish City Council candidate has a prolific passion: serial sperm donation.
"It’s our responsibility as Jews blessed by God to have children," Jonathan David Rinaldi said.
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Biden Administration set to roll out antisemitism strategy on Thursday - Jewish Telegraphic Agency jta.org/2023/05/24/politics/… via @jtanews
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Rashida Tlaib: Uprooting Israeli settlements is 'something I struggle with' - Jewish Telegraphic Agency jta.org/2023/05/12/politics/… via @jtanews
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Herschel Siegel, a gay Orthodox Jew, died last week by suicide on the weekend when the Torah portion talks about prohibiting homosexuality.
Last night, some friends brought pride flags to his memorial at Yeshiva University.
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The trial for the Tree of Life Synagogue shooter begins Monday, and with it comes a renewed sense of pain for the Pittsburgh Jewish community — and hope for closure. jta.org/2023/04/21/united-st…
