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Jewish Holiday Purim That Made a Lot the Point: “As a Christian, I Certainly Good Reason) the Notion That Trump the WESTERN WALL and ITS TUNNELS of People Snicker March 29 - April 5, 2019 • 22 – 29 Adar 2, 5779 Vol. 12 • Issue 13 PAGE 3 PAGE 17 37 PURIM COSTUMES! 38 PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HOLDING A PROCLAMATION MARKING ISRAEL’S SOVEREIGNTY OVER GOLAN HEIGHTS What To Make Of A Historic Pro-Israel Presidency JONATHAN S. TOBIN Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Iranian menace?” remains.” said something last week timed to the Pompeo’s response went directly to Many heard this and mocked (with PM OF ISRAEL BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AND US SEC. OF STATE POMPEO VISITING Jewish holiday Purim that made a lot the point: “As a Christian, I certainly good reason) the notion that Trump THE WESTERN WALL AND ITS TUNNELS of people snicker. When asked by an believe that is possible.” He went on to could possibly be compared to the interviewer by the Christian Broad- say that he is confident that the Lord heroine of the Purim story. IN THIS casting Network if U.S. President Don- is at work here,” when he surveyed But so deep runs the contempt for ISSUE ald Trump had been “raised for such a “the work our administration has Christian conservatives among some time as this, just like Queen Esther to done to make sure this democracy in sectors of the chattering classes, as Closer To The Day help save the Jewish people from the the Middle East, that this Jewish state, CONT. ON P12 Shalom Pollack......................................4 One Huge Steak Roy Neuberger.......................................8 Question to My Fellow Jews: How The anti-Semitism crisis in the Thankful for Every Step Can You Still Vote Democrat? Democratic Party Alan Magill...........................................12 JASON MEISTER ALEX JOFFE Social Media Marketing Online I am an American Jew. I’m part of a demographic The Democratic Party has been overtaken by an an- Mordy Glaser........................................15 that overwhelmingly votes Democrat. Three out of every ti-Semitism crisis, a process of “Corbynization” akin to that Multigrain Muffins four Jewish-Americans are Democrats. Most of my Jew- of the British Labour Party. The process’s three principal Tamar Genger MA RD.........................22 ish friends, family members, and neighbors are all Dem- proponents—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and ocrats. Yet, I will never understand the political loyalty of Ilhan Omar—personify the three components of socialism, JNS NEWS.......................................30 American Jews to a party that has devastatingly failed to Palestinianism and Islamism given impunity by the con- stamp out rabid anti-Semitism within its highest ranks. cept of “intersectionality.” During World War II, anti-Semitism was rooted in The trajectory of their red-green alliance is leading CONT. ON P20 CONT. ON P5 ,urb ,eksv Shtisel on Art, Spirituality and To Botox or Not to Botox w w Forgiveness EMUNA BRAVERMAN 22 Adar 2 • c rst c f Exploring three major themes from the Parashat Shemini Dear Emuna popular and controversial Netflix series. I’m about to turn 50 and I’m trying to decide how SHABBOS TIMES RUCHI KOVAL much “help” to get with my “maturing” skin. 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Democracy is ister again. He has also not ful- donkey that has been carrying political parties whose members made a mokery and is in serious filled the wishes of the people. He a haughty and derisive rider on have been either jailed for severe danger. This arrangement is per- runs from battles and prefers quiet its back will kick that domineer- breaches of Israel’s security or fect for those (the Left and Arab and his own power over principle. ing one off and leave him far have escaped Israel after aiding parties) who can’t win a majority He has failed the people but has behind. The donkey bearing the the enemy in time of war, are in the Knesset on election day. managed to hang onto power em- heavy burden I refer to is the vast allowed once again to warm the Until today (with the excep- ploying very deft politicking and majority of citizens of Israel. The Knesset seats in the hated state tion recently of Ayelet Shaked) no good speeches. haughty rider is Israel’s supreme of Israel. Amongst these repre- “right wing” leader has found the Hopefully, just as the masses no court. sentatives of the Jewish state is a strength to stand up to the self- longer accept the moral authority Yesterday, we were treated to “Jewish” member of one of these appointed monitors of (“correct’) of the courts, so too will their eyes yet another example of how it anti-Israel parties. Mr. Kasif is a thought and speech. “1984” has open wider yet and elect people rides roughshod over the donkey “philosopher”, a Communist and arrived just a few years late, in the who do have the strength, faith, that has been its unwilling and an enemy of the Jewish state idea. nineties with super Liberal justice and moral fortitude to fight for humiliated carrier for years. The He justifies the murder of Israeli Barak and has since been jeal- them - for real. Very few such supreme court made history yes- soldiers and wants to do away ously defended by the other Left people are running in this elec- terday. For the very first time, it with Israel as a Jewish state. elites (in politics, justice, media, tion. Thankfully there is a ray of barred a citizen from running for The law states that one can not entertainment, academia) as the hope which I pray will become a the Knesset. This is a first. Turn- run for the Knesset if he(she) de- final bulwark that protects them full-blown sunny day very soon. ing over a vote by a Knesset com- nies Israel as a Jewish state. from the will of the people. Only G-d willing. mittee, the court ruled that Dr. Other individual Knesset mem- this guarantees their position and www.shalompollacktours.com Ben Ari of the “Otzmat Yehudit” bers were on board a terrorist ship power.
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