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Elisha Wiesel

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Scenario: Your candidate wins. Your friend is crushed. They have terrible fears about what will unfold next on issues they care about deeply. You are thrilled your candidate won but hate seeing your friend so shaken. Do you reassure them? What do you say?

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For those who know the right answer with great certainty, may your candidate win. For those less sure, and anxious no matter who wins - do your best and vote anyway! May the best version of the winning President be the one who shows up in the Oval Office, and let’s give them the

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Congratulations to President Trump and Vice President-elect Vance. And thank you to President Biden and Vice President Harris for your many years of devoted service to our country. Public service doesn't look easy or comfortable. I am grateful to those who choose to serve.

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Elie Wiesel defied the haters of the Jewish people by embracing his Judaism even more deeply. My son and his friend, pictured here, are following in my father's footsteps. x.com/NetanelCrispe/…

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Hi Bill Ackman. Please see my son Elijah’s (Yale ‘28) thoughts below. Thank you for all you’ve done to stand up for Jewish students on campus, and against antisemitism across the globe.

Hi <a href="/BillAckman/">Bill Ackman</a>. Please see my son Elijah’s (Yale ‘28) thoughts below.  Thank you for all you’ve done to stand up for Jewish students on campus, and against antisemitism across the globe.
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Room 1214, written by our friend Michelle Kholos Brooks, is a powerful re-telling of the horrific school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS in Florida. Told from the perspective of Ivy Schamis, a history teacher, it is a tight (80m) gripping piece that captivated

Room 1214, written by our friend Michelle Kholos Brooks, is a powerful re-telling of the horrific school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS in Florida.  Told from the perspective of Ivy Schamis, a history teacher, it is a tight (80m) gripping piece that captivated
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First come the lies that justify the hatred, then the lies that erase any guilt. After my father’s death, in his study, I found letters and essays by Holocaust deniers... More in the ABA's special antisemitism issue, here: americanbar.org/groups/crsj/pu…

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80y since Auschwitz liberation: Peace is possible only when the killers are defeated, and when their children can grow up to understand the nature and consequences of their parents' evil.  My latest in USA Today. usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

80y since Auschwitz liberation: Peace is possible only when the killers are defeated, and when their children can grow up to understand the nature and consequences of their parents' evil. 

My latest in USA Today.

usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
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The end of the Megillah tells us that Mordechai was loved by most, but not all the Jews. Why was that? R' Yosef Kara teaches that some felt the entire Purim episode -- the threat of genocide -- had been brought on by Mordechai, when he refused to bow to Haman! This whole thing

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Temperature for Yom HaAtzmaut victory lap in Central Park this morning: 59F, 39pct humidity, zero signs of antisemitism. Lots of whoops, fist bumps and shouts of “Chag sameach” though!

Temperature for Yom HaAtzmaut victory lap in Central Park this morning: 59F, 39pct humidity, zero signs of antisemitism.  Lots of whoops, fist bumps and shouts of “Chag sameach” though!
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Last night, Brad Lander spoke at my shul. Even if I disagreed with many of his positions, I appreciated that he took the time to reach out to our community. But then, right after claiming he wanted to make Jews safer, he quoted Hamas-supplied statistics about the Gaza War --

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2nd of Sivan. On this day 81 years ago my aunt Tziporah, grandmother Sarah, great-grandmother Nissel and great-grandfather Dodye Feig were all murdered on arrival at Auschwitz. Our family will never forget them. Today we give charity in their names. And we are grateful that a

2nd of Sivan.  On this day 81 years ago my aunt Tziporah, grandmother Sarah, great-grandmother Nissel and great-grandfather Dodye Feig were all murdered on arrival at Auschwitz.
Our family will never forget them.  Today we give charity in their names.  And we are grateful that a