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What @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Knows About Power | The New Yorker

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What Zohran Mamdani Knows About Power

The thirty-three-year-old socialist is rewriting the rules of New York politics. Can he transform the city as mayor?

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ארבייטן ביטער שווער פאריאגט און פארפלאגט על המחי' ועל הכלכלה לפרנסה בכדי צו קענען צאלן רענט מארגעטזש קליידונג שכר-לימוד עסנווארג וכו' נאך לעבנס געברויכן ובכדי אויפצוציען דורות און נאך זיי חתונה מאכן

איז אונזער מעדעצין אויף חטאים!

אידיש תורת אביגדור בראשית

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ארבייטן ביטער שווער פאריאגט און פארפלאגט על המחי' ועל הכלכלה לפרנסה בכדי צו קענען צאלן רענט מארגעטזש קליידונג שכר-לימוד עסנווארג וכו' נאך לעבנס געברויכן בכדי אויפצוציען דורות און נאך זיי חתונה מאכן אי...

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Le'Hodia; All Happy Joyful News Links & Opinions! @hasidicyiddish.bsky.social · 1d

באקט אריין אסך אמונה ובטחון פאר'ן קאלטן נאסן ווינטער וואס קומט צוענדיגן יו''כ ור''ה פרייליכערהייט

'למען ידעו דורותיכם' אז השי''ת גיט אונז קענסער צרות יגון ואנחה מיט האלאקאסט בלויז פאר אונזער חסד הנאה און גוטס!

אידיש תורת אביגדור סוכות שמחת תורה ושמיני עצרת

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באקט אריין אסך אמונה ובטחון פאר'ן קאלטן נאסן ווינטער וואס קומט צוענדיגן יו''כ ור''ה פרייליכערהייט 'למען ידעו דורותיכם' אז השי''ת גיט אונז קענסער צרות יגון ואנחה מיט האלאקאסט בלויז פאר אונזער חסד הנאה ...

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Jewish Anti-Zionism as Political Theology by Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum - Paper - University of California Press

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Jewish Anti-Zionism as Political Theology by Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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Holocaust survivor and husband announce Swiss suicide in email

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Holocaust survivor and husband announce Swiss suicide in email

‘So sorry not to have mentioned it’, wrote the actress Ruth Posner and her husband Michael as they told loved ones they had taken their own lives

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The “Lady Preacher” Who Became World-Famous—and Then Vanished | The New Yorker

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The “Lady Preacher” Who Became World-Famous—and Then Vanished

Aimee Semple McPherson took to the radio to spread the Gospel, but her mysterious disappearance cast a shadow on her reputation.

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Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, others join Gaza drama 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' as executive producers - TRT World

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TRT World - Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, others join Gaza drama 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' as executive producers

Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara join as executive producers on Kaouther Ben Hania’s film retelling the story of six-year-old Hind Rajab, killed under Israeli fire in Gaza.

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From reformers to regulars: election attorney Ali Najmi’s role in Mamdani’s rise | amNewYork

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From reformers to regulars: election attorney Ali Najmi’s role in Mamdani’s rise | amNewYork

When Ali Najmi started practicing election law, he offered his services as a means of survival to a network of hungry, mostly insurgent candidates connected

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A Husband in the Aftermath of His Wife’s Unfathomable Act | The New Yorker www.newyorker.com/science/anna...

A Husband in the Aftermath of His Wife’s Unfathomable Act

Patrick Clancy’s wife killed their children during a postpartum mental-health crisis. Prosecutors describe a clear-headed scheme, but Clancy says, “I wasn’t married to a monster—I was married to someo...

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How newly registered NYC voters are helping fuel Zohran Mamdani's campaign - Gothamist

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How newly registered NYC voters are helping fuel Zohran Mamdani's campaign

Winning the primary on the single issue of affordability comes with pressure. Voters expect Mamdani to deliver.

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Torres Invested in Weapons Makers as He Backed Billions in Arms for Israel

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Torres Invested in Weapons Makers as He Backed Billions in Arms for Israel

The congressman's office tells Sludge the defense contractor stocks were bought by an independent manager and that he will no longer be buying individual corporate stocks.

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‘Being short is a curse’: the men paying thousands to get their legs broken – and lengthened | Life and style | The Guardian

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‘Being short is a curse’: the men paying thousands to get their legs broken – and lengthened

It looks like medieval torture, from the metal rods inserted into sawn bones to the months of agonising recovery. But to some, travelling to Turkey to gain a few inches is a (very high) price worth pa...

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Did God Originally Intend the World to Be Vegetarian? - The Torah .com

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Did God Originally Intend the World to Be Vegetarian? - TheTorah.com

| Prof. Rabbi Marty Lockshin

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John Oliver Slams Bari Weiss' Takeover of CBS News as 'Irresponsible'

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John Oliver Slams Bari Weiss’ Takeover of CBS News: She’s ‘Spent Years Putting Out Work’ That ‘Is at Best Irresponsible and at Worst Deeply Misleading’

John Oliver took the opportunity on 'Last Week Tonight' to do a deep dive on Bari Weiss, who is now the editor-in-chief of CBS News.

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New documentary about the Malka Leifer case centres trauma, persistence and survival

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New documentary about the Malka Leifer case centres trauma, persistence and survival

The new Stan documentary Surviving Malka Leifer is challenging to watch but shows us three women claiming their power.

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Trump Nominates Benjamin Landa as Next US Ambassador to Hungary - Hungarian Conservative

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Trump Nominates Benjamin Landa as Next US Ambassador to Hungary - Hungarian Conservative

President Donald Trump has tapped Benjamin Landa, a businessman active in Jewish communal life, as the next US Ambassador to Hungary. Landa’s nomination follows months of speculation and comes after P...

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Watermark Capital plans to combine four historic buildings in Downtown Brooklyn | Crain's New York Business

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Developer of 30-story Downtown Brooklyn tower seeks to combine 4 nearby historic buildings

A hearing with the Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled for Oct. 21.

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A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference? | Iceland | The Guardian

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A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference?

The volcanic island of Surtsey emerged in the 1960s, and scientists say studying its development offers hope for damaged ecosystems worldwide

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The Genocide in Gaza Has Created a Crisis in Journalism – The University Times

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The Genocide in Gaza Has Created a Crisis in Journalism

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She was taken hostage by Palestinians 55 years ago. Now she’s an anti-Zionist activist. – Mondoweiss

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She was taken hostage by Palestinians 55 years ago. Now she’s an anti-Zionist activist.

Catherine Hodes was taken hostage by the PFLP at age 13 while traveling from Israel to the U.S. The experience sparked a lifelong commitment to Palestinian liberation.

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The Israeli media is reporting on a ‘secret clause’ in the Gaza ceasefire deal that no one is talking about – Mondoweiss

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The Israeli media is reporting on a ‘secret clause’ in the Gaza ceasefire deal that no one is talking about

Hebrew-language Israeli media reports say there is a “secret clause” buried in the Gaza ceasefire agreement that would allow Israel to resume the war. Palestinians worry this is the pretext Netanyahu ...

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Israel raids homes of West Bank prisoners set to be released in deal | Middle East Eye

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Israel raids homes of West Bank prisoners set to be released in deal

Families of captive Palestinians threatened not to celebrate release of family members following ceasefire deal

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Over 1.5 million Palestinians left homeless as Gaza lies in ruin

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Over 1.5 million Palestinians left homeless as Gaza lies in ruin

The majority of Gaza’s population will have no home to return to, as Palestinians attempt to make their way back to their neighbourhoods and towns.

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While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik | The Guardian

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While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik

Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado unfazed by Gaza genocide, supports Israel - TRT World

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TRT World - Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado unfazed by Gaza genocide, supports Israel

In 2009, Venezuela, under Hugo Chavez, severed diplomatic relations with Israel and expelled the Israeli ambassador in protest against the 2008-2009 Gaza War.

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