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President Trump’s sweeping orders tightening refugee and visa policies — including suspending almost all refugee admissions for 90 days and indefinitely barring entry for some Syrians …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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2/1/17
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He came to Canada as a 16-year-old refugee from Somalia. He’s highly regarded across the Canadian political spectrum. He was just appointed as immigration minister in the cabinet of Prime …
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By Ben Cohen
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2/1/17
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There are plenty of paradigms in the history of humor for how Jews and non-Jews get along, or don’t: as persecutors and victims, as saviors and saved, as allies against a common oppressor. All …
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A consideration by Ron Kampeas, JTA
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2/1/17
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America’s three leading Orthodox organizations issued statements regarding President Trump’s executive order on immigration.
Agudath Israel issued this statement:
“The immense …
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2/1/17
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Most of the clients who visit Tanya Rosen, a Brooklyn-based nutritionist specializing in weight loss, are Orthodox Jews like herself. Nutrition By Tanya operates five branches — in Monsey, …
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By Josefin Dolsten, JTA
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2/1/17
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Everyone enjoys a good recipe hack, and I think you will love this one: two ingredient rugelach!
That’s right: just a package of puff pastry, filling and that’s it. You can make flaky, …
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By Shannon Sarna, The Nosher via JTA
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2/1/17
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Regular readers know that I am a HUGE supporter of President Trump. However, when he’s wrong, good reporting requires the president and his administration get a swift kick in the assets. The …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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2/1/17
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“Five million non-Jews died in the Holocaust.”
It’s a statement that shows up regularly in declarations about the Nazi era. And it was asserted in an article …
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA
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2/1/17
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With 81 percent of Orthodox parents having a child in day school or yeshiva, tuition is their single-biggest expense. With annual fees starting at around $15,000 per child and surpassing $30,000 in …
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By Abigail Pickus, for the OU
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2/1/17
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Last Saturday night, my husband Jerry and I dogsat for Penny, my adorable English Cocker Spaniel granddog, who belongs to my son Jeremy and his lovely wife Darya. Their good friends were moving out …
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By Judy Joszef
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2/1/17
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