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Faygie Holt

Faygie Holt

Faygie Holt is the columns editor and editor of the JNS Wire.

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, the chief rabbi of Great Britain, has suggested that Jews take on an extra mitzvah in the merit of the hostages.
The 6-foot, 185 lb. catcher, only 18 years old, has spoken often of his commitment to his religion even as he pursues a career in the game he loves.
Michael Park, 32, was first arrested after police responded to the report of an assault of a 33-year-old Jewish man.
“The lack of boundaries, combined with the growing success of this platform, makes it an ideal virtual home for hate speech and extremist content,” it concluded.
At $1,000 per grant, One Happy Camper has meant the allocation of some $100 million in philanthropic funds to Jewish camps.
The season comes with some changes in place for safety and mental health after not seeing friends and staff for two years, and after a year in which the coronavirus has taken its toll.
“Bullying, vandalism and hateful discourse targeting Jewish youth creates an unsafe learning environment and compels children to mask their Jewish identity. This is a reality no Canadian should accept,” said Noah Shack of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.
“At a time of rising violence anti-Semitism across this country no Jew, no building, no part of our community, no neighborhood will stand alone,” said the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston’s executive director Jeremy Burton.
Jewish groups are demanding that Twitter ban former Georgia congresswoman and Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney.