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Rabbi Mordechai Ben Avraham. Photo by Levi Meir Clancy.

Leaders disagree on how to build bridges, empathy between blacks, Jews

“I explain that the Jews have long battled discrimination but never saw themselves as victims,” said Robbie Stokes Jr., founder of the I Talk to Strangers Foundation.

Dave Gordon

Feb. 22, 2024

Robert Kraft at an awards ceremony in New York on May 18, 2022. Credit: Lev Radin/Shutterstock.

Kraft hoping for ‘good return’ for ‘very expensive’ Super Bowl ad about hate

The New England Patriots owner and philanthropist talked with "People" magazine about his nearly one-year-old foundation combating Jew-hatred.

Feb. 20, 2024

Football field. Credit: Nomad369/Pixabay.

Can Super Bowl ads reduce antisemitism and increase pro-Israeli sentiment?

The Israeli government and Robert Kraft’s Foundation to Combat Antisemitism took to the airwaves to try and change the way people feel.

Jon Bond and Robin Lemberg

Feb. 15, 2024

Photos of civilians who have been held hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, displayed on a building in Ramat Gan, Jan. 21, 2024. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

‘Nearly 10,000’ people complained about Super Bowl ad, says US Arab head

Abed Ayoub of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee claimed Israel’s commercial “undermines the integrity of broadcasting standards.”

Feb. 12, 2024

Screenshot from an Israeli video ad on the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Credit: Israeli Diaspora Ministry and National Information Service.

Israeli ads raise awareness of captives ahead of Super Bowl

Millions of Americans are being exposed to the plight of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

Feb. 11, 2024

Clarence B. Jones, a visiting professor at the University of San Francisco and scholar writer in residence for the Martin Luther King Jr. Research & Education Institute, with former President Barack Obama meets in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 2, 2015. Jones worked with King on the “I Have a Dream” speech. Credit: Official White House Photo by Pete Souza.

Foundation to Combat Antisemitism buys 30-second Super Bowl ad

The organization’s founder, Patriots owner Robert Kraft, also sponsored a “Teen Act-athon” to help develop social-media campaigns that counter hate.

Feb. 5, 2024

Kanye (“Ye”) West. Source: Twitter.

Rihanna sings Ye song during Super Bowl halftime

It seems likely that the antisemitic rapper will be paid royalties for the performance of his composition on the big stage.

Feb. 13, 2023

Football helmets of the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, opponents in Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12, 2023. Credit: Shutterstock.

Philadelphia rabbi thinks Torah portion predicts Eagles Super Bowl win Sunday

His is a creative reading of Exodus 18 and 19.

Feb. 10, 2023

Eli Lunzer. Credit: Courtesy.

It’s Super Bowl week, and Eli Lunzer is tackling a different side of sports

A fixture in the entertainment marketing space, he spends a good deal of time with pro-athletes, hip-hop artists and other high-profile people at such events as the NBA All-Stars, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Grammy Awards, MTV Awards and Sundance Film Festival.

Howard Blas

Feb. 7, 2022