September 2016
No Need to Go To Shul
This Year, Celebrate the High Holidays Without Stepping Foot in a Shul
September 2016
- How a law used to protect synagogues is now being deployed against ICE protesters and journalistsAfter a pro-Palestinian protest at a New Jersey synagogue turned violent in October, the Trump administration took an unusual step — using a federal law typically aimed at protecting abortion clinics to sue the demonstrators. Now, federal authorities are attempting to deploy the same law against journalists as well as protesters against Immigration and Customs... […]
- ADL appoints former head of embattled Gaza aid foundation to its boardThe Anti-Defamation League named Rev. Johnnie Moore, who led the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, to its board of directors last week. Moore became the public face of the foundation over the summer as it faced blame for hundreds of Palestinian civilians being killed while attempting to access aid at distribution centers that critics said were... […]