Articles from the February 25, 2022 edition
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Weekly roundup of world briefs
‘F— Jews’ sprayed outside Israeli restaurant on Upper West Side By Lisa Keys (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — A recently opened Israeli restaurant on the Upper West Side has been vandalized with vulgar, antisemitic graffiti. On Thursday morning...
By How to handle domestic terrorism as a White House Jewish liaison
(JNS) — In a video conversation with Jewish leaders and community members last week, White House liaison to the Jewish community Chanan Weissman spoke about the tense moments and actions he took last month when an armed assailant held four c...
New document adding gun reform and LGBTQ advocacy back to policy priority list
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Less than a week after the Jewish Federations of North America removed hot button items such as addressing gun violence and defending LGBTQ rights from their annual priorities list, the umbrella group added them back into a s...
In HBO's 'And Just Like That' finale, a 'they mitzvah' challenges Jewish traditions
(JTA) - Spoiler alert: This story contains details from "Seeing the Light," the season finale of HBO's "And Just Like That," which first aired Feb. 3, 2022. The previews for the season finale of "And...
The Israeli supermarket where people can shop for free
(Israel21c via JNS) — A few years ago, Shani Shukrun began matching people up on Facebook. Not for romantic purposes, but to bring together people in need with donors who could help them. Each time, she’d raise 300 to 400 shekels ($95 to $127) for...
