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Twice yearly, we hear robust conversations regarding daylight saving time. Should we keep it year-round, eliminate it altogether, or keep the status quo? The conversations continue for a few weeks after we change the clocks and then they die down until it’s time to change them again.
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In addition to our own Jewish World newspaper and our local Jewish blog posts, I read a variety of other Jewish papers and blog posts from around the northeast to gain inspiration for potential events and take advantage of opportunities that may be available for our local community. For exam…
Last week, we talked about Ye (formerly Kanye West), his antisemitic rantings, and the international responses. Likely, you also heard about the hateful messaging on the SUNY Albany campus last week. Sadly, we’ve been very busy since.
Last Saturday night, there was racist activity at the …
The bad news is that over the past few weeks, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) uttered several antisemitic statements. After being called out on it, he doubled down, rather than apologize. When asked if he feared consequence affectin…
1. Gil Hoffman is a journalist who has specialized in Israeli political strategy and analysis. He is an outstanding speaker whom I have had the pleasure of hearing on several occasions. A few months ago, he took over as the executive director of HonestReporting, which works to com…
