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RN 🩺, Jewish Journal columnist ✡️🇮🇱 ''Chosen Links'', movie/poker/Dodgers ⚾ lover, plus an amazing wife & two kids

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1/ This week, in honor of Pesach (Passover), and given the biggest stories in the zeitgeist seem to be about the hellscape that are college campuses, I’m going to do something different. The bulk of the digest will be about 2 topics: universities and the holiday. Nothing about…
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Yesssssssss!!!! I can breathe a HUGE sigh of relief, because I just visited the man I performed CPR on this week, and he was extubated, talked to me, and shook my hand. And remembers none of it thankfully. Bonus points, I didn't break any ribs. Many asked me "if he survived",…
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1/ So much to say this week, but I promised myself (and my wife Adi) that I wouldn't pull any more all-nighters on these. Especially as I finish these on Saturday nights after Shabbat ends, and I wake up at 5am for my hospital shift on Sunday mornings. So, let's see my time…
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@Ahmad4ISRL It was so great having you there with me, previously at my childhood shul and now BDJ! Everyone was excited to meet you, and hopefully you'll return and be able to give a talk next time.
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1/25 And the Oscar goes to...a Holocaust movie that doesn't actually show the Jews, with an award speech given by a Jew who never actually discusses the Holocaust victims. Full disclosure: I haven't managed to watch "The Zone of Interest" yet, and no doubt I will be haunted by it…
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1/ Thousands of people gathered that fateful autumn day, for a peaceful music festival. They came from all around the world, representing every religion. And as you already know, the Nova festival was ambushed, slaughtered, raped, and more on October 7th. But what happens to the…
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@HowidyHamza @Newsweek @bungarsargon Definitely sharing, thank you for being...you. And riDIculous that they've been blocking all of you REAL Pro-Palestinian peace activists. I appreciate you, bud.
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1/25 It's just...different. Normally you say your goodbyes, and all you have to think about is the next time you'll visit one another. You recount the good times you just had during the visit, and you're sad about how long it will be before the next one. And that's the end of it.…
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This week I had an EPIC phone call, and I'm still honored by it. I have a story to tell, and believe it or not, it ties into my own family, and has never been written until now. First some crucial backstory... Reach back to the recesses of your memory, to the aftermath of 9/11.…
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This is the video that the LA Times shared in their cover story about me in the Sunday paper. It is a comprehensive overview of the most frequently asked questions about COVID and the vaccines. Please take the time to share if you find it useful! 1/
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@ChadRubel It's not every day one of the editors of Star Trek Discovery drops by your house, reads books to your daughter, & watches his show with you Mystery Science Theater 3000 style; dissecting every choice he made, error he caught & describing the process. What a fun visit!
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8/ 9a. @BriannaWu has been a great voice on the liberal side. I've seen her and several others I share, accused of being awful by the pro-Israel and the pro-Palestinian side. Each claims she is being too one-sided. Usually that's a sign of trying to see and discuss things fairly,…
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@Ahmad4ISRL What a fun twist that the trip started as Eat Pray Love, and ended as Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo! LOL Happy to be an important part of it, dude :)
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@BriannaWu Brianna for the win. Again. Against the tide. I need to interview you, and highlight you as the intellectually honest person you are. I wish you weren't a unicorn, but there aren't many of you left...
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1/ Well that was fun! I've managed to interview a few people over the years; everyone from infectious disease specialists, to most recently poker champion @RealKidPoker . All of them have been a joy to write. People have encouraged me to ALSO use modern technology, and utilize…
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1/2 AMAZING life update. One of the best writers/journalists I know, @TabbyRefael , just published an entire article about me and my "Chosen Links" creation! It's in this week's print version of the @JewishJournal ! I feel such validation & joy from this:
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The Boaz Movie Tally of 2015
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@Ahmad4ISRL You know my take. I wish you would be practical and pragmatic and less of a martyr, and accept payment or at least a covering of your actual costs. But I respect your in my mind bizarre decision. And I'm glad you are at least trying to get work and accept payments in other areas.
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@JFrgatUCLA Absolutely disgraceful double standard indeed. Keep fighting the good fight.
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2/ ARTICLES/THREADS 1a. From @persianjewess . A horrible but inspiring story about her grandfather in Iran, who had to literally avoid the rain touching his Jewish skin. "As a child, he was prohibited from being outside when it rained. By law, if rainwater hit his “Yahud” skin…
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Another awesome surprise visit from @ChadRubel , talked more @StarTrek , told me great work stories, joined me for my daily rehab walk (even though it's super hot today), and Natalia remembered him and demanded he read her books before her daily nap, just like last time.
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As always, my weekly Chosen Links section begins on my Facebook, and a few days later it is published on the Jewish Journal. So this past week's one is live if interested: Thank you to those I shared articles/threads/videos of within: @AsraNomani
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1/2 My extensive Chosen Links column from this past Sunday is now officially live at the @JewishJournal , right here: Credit to all of those whom I shared within, giving me great info to share along with my usual commentary: @BodensteinAdam @mgpell
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@yudapearl Are you kidding? It's I who thank you, for calling me last week, and letting me tell you my family's story that bizarrely connects mine to yours. Sending love my friend, to all of you he prematurely left behind.
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1/25 This weekend my family had the pleasure of going to my nephew Adin's Bar Mitzvah. If you think this can't possibly tie into my "Chosen Links" topic of Israel or antisemitism, wait until you hear about his incredible mother and aunt. My sister-in-law Karin was planning her…
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9/ 10. @LahavHarkov writes a top notch article about how the world knows but doesn't know, and admits but is also in denial, about how Qatar plays both sides. They are both culpable to the actions of, and largely a solution to Hamas. Regarding a call to force them into forcing…
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1/2 My latest, and LARGEST Chosen Links piece is now online at the @JewishJournal . I will almost certainly never do one THIS large again, as it took away too much time from my family, and my sleep. But I'm very proud of the end result, and you should check it out:…
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I've been an RN for 11 years, and today was the first time I've ever performed CPR on a patient.
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@MichaelGreenspa It's exhausting every day, but meaningful for sure - thank you
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1/25 I’ve never considered myself to be a political activist. In fact I pride myself on mostly trying to “stay out of it”. When friends bring up politics, I enjoy the jokes, and it’s great when it’s an interesting discussion, but if it becomes an argument, I try to tune out or…
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@ShaiDavidai @Columbia Proud of you but please be safe my friend. And be in touch.
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1/2 Instead of writing these every weekend like clockwork, you may have noticed the last few took me 2 weeks to create/release. That extra time has allowed me to actually spend some time, gasp, with my wife. A tad extra sleep. And as you can see, the quality AND quantity is…
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1/ How exciting it is if you can meet an athelete you've followed for decades, and how refreshing it is when that person lives up to all expectations. In the early 2000s, I started watching poker tournaments on the Travel Channel's World Poker Tour (WPT). There were fun…
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I got to interview @RonnieBardah yesterday and write a great piece on him covering his poker success, and upcoming season of @survivorcbs . He happens to be a close friend! Enjoy the read, maybe someone can get @DaltonRoss to read it. :)
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9/ 9. @KassyDillon shares a screenshot of a friend’s rejection letter to @Columbia University’s School of Social Work. Doesn’t feel safe there as a Jew, doesn’t want to feel unwelcome to be herself, nor unsupported by peers and professors. Good for her. Glad she found another…
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4/ 3. @bandlersbanter reports on an important update, where the JFrg at @UCLA gathered to speak at a UC Regents Health Committee meeting, about the multitude of antisemitic problems on campus. @DrKDStein is helping do great work with the group, and is hopefully only gaining…
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2/ UCLA + UC BERKELEY: 1a. @DavidNMyersUCLA has been a professor at UCLA for over 30 years, and is witnessing the eradication of political discourse, and mourns its downfall. He explains that many at the university have always shared common goals with the Palestinians, to ensure…
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11/ YALE: 1. Now let's continue our college tour at another prestigious Ivy League institution, @Yale University. @sahar_tartak , like @bariweiss , is all for freedom of speech, but that isn't the problem in these schools. "The issue isn’t students who glorify Hamas—as morally…
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3/ 2a. Let's continue the deep dive into my alma mater, @UCLA . A recent mandatory lecture for their medical students involved possibly the most egregious misuse of campus resources, to promote an extreme agenda. I have tried to avoid using the term "woke", as it's a rather lazy…
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@BriannaWu This is so freaking great Brianna. Not even a question I'm gonna be sharing this on my column this upcoming time.
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1/2 My latest lengthy essay of "Chosen Links" is now published online at the @JewishJournal . Before I thank everyone within, let me clarify from my main story, that anyone who wants to donate to the amazing Orot retreat created by my sisters-in-law, please EARMARK it for "Orot".…
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1/2 This week's special "Oscars" version of my "Chosen Links" section, is now published on the @JewishJournal as always: And here are those who I shared the words or work of within, thank you to each and every one: @franklinavenue @Eve_Barlow
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@Ahmad4ISRL Absolutely. I'm glad you got to meet @sethisen and @RYosefKanefsky , and experience the end of Shabbat, which is called "Havdallah" btw.
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5/ UC BERKELEY: 1a. A totally out of line, and inappropriate thing happened, after something even more grotesque, but possibly more legally defensible happened. An antisemitic cartoon was drawn and put on display of the Dean of @UCBerkeley 's Law School, Erwin Chemerinsky,…
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6/ COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: 1. @bandlersbanter writes a fantastically, comprehensive report on @Columbia President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik being questioned by Congress about antisemitism on campus. There’s no single line I can give that would do it justice - just read the entire…
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5/25 7a. @persianjewess has really impressed me with her ability to walk the line of both emotions and facts. I have learned fascinating history about Iran, and see how she feels about her safety as a Jew. With her worrying about her husband, a Jewish doctor, so soon after a…
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@BriannaWu Yeah both parties are utterly screwed, pandering to the absolute wrong parts of their base. Do most Republicans really want a ban on abortion, an end to gay marriage, and even like Trump? Nope, but that's what's happening. Do most Democrats think Hamas is legitimate, or any of…
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2/25 ARTICLES/THREADS: 1a. @Ahmad4ISRL has become a friend, and it was awesome having him speak at the large Orthodox shul @bethjacobcong . He explains here that he continues to want to speak, but refuses to accept money for his Israel advocacy. Something's gotta pay the bills,…
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13/ USC: 1a. @bandlersbanter excellently reports on the drama at @USC . Their choice of valedictorian was a student who has social media posts reflecting and supporting anti-Israel views that crossed the very thin line into antisemitic territory. And now her speech has been…
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1/ This has been a very special week, brought to you by the following letters: M-I-C-K-E-Y...M-O-U-S-E. While it does takes some time to fully recover from pneumonia, and I'm still frequently tired, my family does not take for granted the visit from Adi's brother…
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2/ The photo this week is fittingly of my sister-in-law Rikki, with my brother Zachary, and their son Amitai, visiting Israel in 2013. On that note, it's time for my latest Chosen Links...
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8/ 6a. @RealKidPoker continues to be a rockstar on the internet. Most posts are about poker, which is what he’s famous for, but when he chimes in about politics, including Israel, he is incredibly reasoned, and well-informed. Here he sees the video shared by journalist…
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5/ 8. @davidzweig wrote this investigative piece months ago, and I can't believe I haven't seen it until now. It's excellent! Remember the hospital that was famously reported on horribly, with the world jumping to the conclusion that Israel bombed it and killed over 500 people?…
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13/ 12a. Excellent way to give perspective about Hamas, in simple, and reasonable terms. @skjask is correct in realizing that people don't understand even the fundamentals of what they have accomplished, so she explains. "In all the years they've rules the strip, instead of…
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13/ 15. A boycott gone wrong! Jewish owned restaurants were targeted with posters for boycotts. They were so sloppy that they accidentally included a Palestinian owned restaurant! The Jewish community's response? Encourage people to support that Palestinian restaurant. I love…
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7/ 17a. An excellent article by @DaraHorn . It has a paywall, but if you have access, it's really worth reading. And if you don't, Debra Messing explains it here with screenshots: 17b. "But there are nuances to sadistic barbarity against Jews, we are told,…
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1/2 This week I started off my Chosen Links with my own essay. As always it started off being shared here on X and on my Facebook, and as of today has been published at the @JewishJournal : Thank you as always to those very special people who I share the…
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@Ahmad4ISRL You may have never lived in Gaza, but you are a Palestinian. Is your statement rhetorical, or do you think they actually ARE going to make that choice? In other words my friend, I'm asking you not what you want to happen, which I also pray for, but what you EXPECT to happen.
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25/ ON THE LIGHTER NOTE: 1. I’m not sure that everyone in the comments section seems to be getting that this is a joke, but damn do I find it funny. A play on the “For everything else, there’s MasterCard” commercials, as brought to you by @Facts_For_Peace , and the very funny…
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6/ 14. Who didn't see this coming? A divided House over Israel. This is why to date, @RitchieTorres is the only politician I've chosen as my Spotlight. He's been amazingly steadfast in his support of Israel, to the point where he left the Progressive Caucus. Glad to have you on…
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4/ 6. @mishtal does his fantastic investigative journalism, and finds that the Washington Post was either the perpetrator of the unluckiest, most negligent bit of journalism, or was just flat out lying. "The Washington Post picked seven journalists to profile, and successfully…
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1/ Thank goodness I didn't fall into the trap! This week, some friends sent me tragic info, shared by multiple trusted sources: 21 bodies of Israeli hostages held by Hamas were found. Something didn't smell quite right to me. There are always trolls on every post, heckling and…
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5/ 10. @DouglasKMurray is always entertaining to watch speak, and just as captivating to read. On the ground in Israel almost non-stop since October 7th, he screams from the rooftops about how bad an idea a two state solution RIGHT NOW would be. "In this song — sung by…
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7/ 3. @AlanDersh is 85 years young, and has no desire to retire. A man with a mission, this time to make it clear that what schools like @Columbia University are doing is simply not okay. Legal free speech? Sure, go ahead and chant a genocidal mantra against Jews, I mean…
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12/ NORTHWESTERN: My friend @TweetsofTorah is a proud Northwestern alum, and is NOT ok with their anti-Zionist Jews of JVP, rewriting the Passover story in the most ironic way to fit their goals. "Don’t you dare try to teach about Passover while you call for and rally to support…
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Yesterday I had the absolute pleasure to interview @johnondrasik from the popular band Five For Fighting. It was a wonderful conversation, and I hope more in the world will step up like him. Please watch and share widely, and thank you John, our ally!
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12/25 13. @persianjewess writes so well, and personalizes stories about Jews in Iran. Here she tells the tragic story of her grandfather being murdered in Nazi Ger, ahem, I mean Nazi Iran, during WWII. She then explains just how pervasive the Nazi messaging was, and its lasting…
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19/ 3a. Apparently there's a new Haggadah ready to go, for the self-hating Jews, I mean, Israel-hating Jews, called "An Anti-Zionist Haggadah for a Liberation Seder. Gag me with a spoon. But there's such an on-point tweet by @RabbiWolpe about it. "It is actually very easy to…
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14/ MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE: @aaronsibarium writes this insane story about @middcampus . I referred to it in a recent article, but had not delved into the details of the story. He explains that the Jewish students were creating a vigil for the victims of October 7th. 3 days after the…
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8/ 19. The "Son of Hamas" @MosabHasanYOSEF , writes this tweet. "If you care for the Palestinians, pressure Hamas to drop their weapons and free the hostages otherwise, the enemies of famine and disease will dominate the strip. Where are the Pro Palestine hypocrites? Why don't…
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20/ 4. A highly empathetic message from my friend @Ahmad4ISRL . “Tomorrow will mark the 200th day since the horrors of October 7…hearts remain broken as loved ones celebrate Passover with empty chairs at the dinner table.” 5. @afalkhatib is a rockstar.…
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Tomorrow will mark the 200th day since the horrors of October 7, as that day comes hearts remain broken as loved ones celebrate Passover with empty chairs at the dinner table. Keep their memories alive and never forget #NeverAgainIsNow AM YISRAEL HAI
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9/ 21a. @afalkhatib fights the good fight, and keeps getting attacked in the process for it. Pro Palestinians scream at him for wanting an end to the "resistance". "They entirely overlook the fact that maybe because half of my family in Gaza is dead, the other half are hungry,…
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3/ 3. @AliAdiOK , a Muslim Israeli, makes the argument that even if you want to play the devil's advocate about all other hostages, why the babies??? He wants an end to Hamas, without releasing any more of their violent prisoners: 4. @HenMazzig reports on…
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They could've not taken Shiri Bibas with her two babies. I'm not even saying this out of moral expectations from those Gazans. But out of practicality. They could've looked at her and said: well, this is too much of a burden to take two babies as hostages, let's skip them.…
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3/ 5. @BecketAdams does a good job breaking down the sloppy work of a Washington Post journalist, who was at one point credited as high up as their Baghdad Bureau Chief. Louisa Loveluck is her name, and extreme media bias bordering on negligence was her game. Writing this opinion…
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15/ THE COLLEGE PROBLEM – IN SUMMATION: 1a. @yaelbt brings up a fantastic point. “Remember when Jews at @Harvard had to bring in their menorah every night at Hanukkah because the school couldn’t guarantee it wouldn’t be vandalized? This “apartheid wall” is on display now at…
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10/ 13. @NYPDDaughtry , the NYPD Deputy Commissioner, shares a powerful post by the NYPD Chief about their being in full support of free speech, but absolutely needing to make arrests for antisemitic behavior that cross the lines of legality. “Just because you hold a sign while…
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16/ 4. If you’re a numbers guy, this one’s for you. “ @ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today released the final statistics for antisemitic incidents in 2023, reporting a total of 8,873 incidents of assault, harassment, and vandalism across the country. The total represents a…
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2/ 1. I'm really proud of this article I just published. The backstory is that my friend sent me a short article from ABC News, and couldn't believe how much media bias was found within that one short piece. As I was reading it, I was reminded of the old games you'd play as a…
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24/ FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: 1a. @PhelimMcAleer and @annmcelhinney are Catholic Irish, and not proud of how their country has depicted Israel in the hours after October 7th. @BrianFishbach reports, “On the morning of Oct. 7, McAleer and McElhinney were in their homeland of…
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11/ 26. Are you ready to hear an incredible Holocaust story? @LeibelMangel , who is in the IDF, describes his grandfather encountering the infamous Mengele. Twice. Just wow: 27. @matisyahu pours his heart out in this thread. He is experiencing protests and…
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My grandfather was sent to Auschwitz when he was just 10 years old. During his time there, he had two face to face encounters with the notorious Dr. Mengele. These are those two encounters:
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12/25 3a. @GadiTaub1 shares a thought-provoking clip from a recent webinar. Here, @bungarsargon speaks passionately, and clearly, about the cognitive dissonance of anyone with a “woke” ideology, when learning of the sexual violence on October 7th. She explains that if you follow…
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@JewishJournal 2/2 My latest, and LARGEST Chosen Links piece is now online at the @JewishJournal : Here are the rest of those discussed within, I thank for their words voices, or stories: @MarinaMedvin @DouglasKMurray @StandWithUs @michaeldickson @2024Voices
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17/ 8. @DavidSuissaJJ brings a perspective that I kind of love. He mocks these protestors, as not being brave, not being fearless, not fighting the power, but rather as lazily following the narrative handed to them, without a drop of research, nor a drop of consistency. “The…
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25/25 WHAT I'M ENJOYING THIS WEEK: 1. I love this so damn much. I'm a movie fanatic, I used to go to United Artist theaters, and both of these guys are beloved Jewish comedians. Farewell to Richard Lewis, who is still haunting us and making us laugh with new episodes of…
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14/ 33a. @ShaiDavidai has been a one-man crusader at Columbia University, showing us their endless supply of ill intent against anything Zionist. Here he creates a thread, showing not only have they not corrected anything, but they haven't even acknowledged the scandals. "You'd…
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Boaz Hepner
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TWO good announcements: 1. My weekly Chosen Links will now be emailed out as part of the "Round Up" at the @JewishJournal . Thank you for the support @DavidSuissaJJ ! If you want to get their emails, go to their website and enter your email at the bottom of the page or at the…
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Boaz Hepner
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@persianjewess Thank you a ton for helping promote the great cause from my sisters in law. Please keep in mind if you donate it will take you to the Artists 4 Israel site and you should WRITE DOWN that you it is for Orot. That way their website knows who and what the donations are going to.
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Boaz Hepner
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16/ BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! 1. Gross cartoon full of antisemitic tropes released to the world by a famous, former cartoonist for 2 of the biggest British newspapers. @Saul_Sadka explains those awful ancient stereotypes portrayed under the guise of politics:…
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18/ ARTICLES/THREADS (PASSOVER EDITION): 1. @DavidLBernstein , the founder of the @jilvorg Jewish Institute for Liberal Values (JLV), writes a cover story for the @JewishJournal . In a timely way, he discusses the 4 sons from the Passover Haggadah, as a lesson in how to deal with…
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Boaz Hepner
3 months
17/ 37. Shout out to @HillelNeuer and @UNWatch , who I have written so much about. He exposed the UNRWA fiasco after a hot tip by @EFischberger , and Hillel deservedly has a cover story in this most recent @JewishJournal . Karen Lehrman Bloch takes us through his accomplished life,…
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Boaz Hepner
3 years
@RandyBailey1720 @JaredRubin13 here is the in the moment reaction of him watching an hour ago :)
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Boaz Hepner
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14/ FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: 1. I'm so proud of my friend Roman Sandler @EchoTronix613 for creating this! "Roman was inspired to write the book after trying to explain the tragedy of October 7 to his five year old daughter and finding no available resources." That's right. A kid's…
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Boaz Hepner
3 months
18/ VIDEOS: 1. This is cool for more reasons than you can guess. Yes it's awesome that @Ahmad4ISRL , a former member of Hamas, was having a lovely dinner with an Israeli family. And this video from comedian @bengleib is a wonderful testament to that. But what's extra special is…
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Boaz Hepner
4 years
Important article to read and make sure is read by others during this pandemic. Thank you to @epidemiolakshmy for your insight, your brain, and your time!
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Boaz Hepner
2 months
16/ 2. Sophia Salma Khalifa is an impressive Israeli Arab woman. I've shared her words before, and this is a nice compilation of many great thoughts by her. She truly appreciates Israel and the opportunities she was afforded there, including protections against her own more…
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Boaz Hepner
3 months
9/ 17. This is a really important report. @josephbraude and his @PeaceComCenter (CPC) is creating a "Voices From Gaza" project, to see what people on the ground are actually thinking if given the chance. Because there certainly is nothing free about the press there. So they are…
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23/ WHAT I'M ENJOYING THIS WEEK: I'm starting to excitedly binge the most recent season of @RickandMorty , but first I stumbled across an adult-animation show on @PrimeVideo , and it was glorious. @HazbinHotel makes no sense, and shouldn't work, but it does SO well. The animation…
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