Metropolitan Synagogue of New York

11/30/2020

https://www.npr.org/2020/11/28/939655182/can-trump-change-the-census-count-supreme-courts-hears-his-claim?live=1

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The Constitution says that for reallocating House seats, the census must count the "whole number of persons" in each state. But Trump wants to subtract undocumented immigrants.

11/24/2020

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/19/896733375/a-five-decade-long-friendship-that-began-with-a-phone-call

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11/16/2020

Never has Israel needed leaders who put the country and not their political base first—as these four did. We use their story to offer guidance for what needs to be done now.

Don't miss Ambassador Dennis Ross, Tom Friedman (NY Times) & Ghaith Al-Omari: America & The Middle East After The Election - 11/17, 4 pm ET.

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11/13/2020

Normalization Can Inject New Life into the Arab Peace Initiative: https://rb.gy/6ijgnc

Learn more from Ghaith Al-Omari (Senior Fellow, Washington Institute), joining Tom Friedman (NY Times) & Amb. Dennis Ross on America & the Middle East After the Election - 11/17, 4 pm Global Connections with Robert Siegel. Free Registration:

With careful diplomacy, blunt discussion of national interests, and reciprocal steps on the ground, a group of like-minded Arab states could advance Palestinian-Israeli peacemaking while still preserving the API’s core.

11/11/2020

Only Truth Can Save Our Democracy: https://rb.gy/tv64b8

Tom Friedman (NY Times), Ambassador Dennis Ross, and Ghaith al-Omari join Robert Siegel (former host of NPR's All Things Considered for 30 years) to discuss America and the Middle East After the Election.

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The Trump presidency has dangerously normalized lying.

11/09/2020

“Should Biden win, Abbas would likely drop any pretense of elections, regional realignment, and so on and immediately move to reengage with the US."

Ghaith al-Omari (Senior Fellow, Washington Institute) elaborates on America & the Middle East After the Election: 11/17 Global Connections, 4 pm ET

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11/06/2020

Don't miss Thomas Friedman (NY Times) on America & the Middle East After the Election - 11/17, 4 pm ET interviewed by Robert Siegel with co-panelists Ambassador Dennis Ross, Ghaith al-Omari. Free Registration: http://globalconnections.splashthat.com
See his latest op-ed: https://rb.gy/flapd3

Trump’s ugly speech told us exactly where we’re going — and it’s nowhere good.

11/05/2020

Hear Ambassador Dennis Ross on America and the Middle East After the Election, with NY Times' Thomas Friedman and Ghaith al-Omari (Washington Institute) - 11/17, 4 pm ET. FREE REGISTRATION: www.globalconnections.splashthat.com

See Ambassador Ross's article in the Times of Israel on Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin: https://rb.gy/f61rwi

11/03/2020

REGISTER FOR FREE TODAY: NY Times' Thomas Friedman with Ambassador Dennis Ross & Ghaith al-Omari (The Washington Institute) - America & the Middle East After the Election. Robert Siegel moderates - 11/17, 4 PM ET

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09/11/2020

“I love accordions, but this is not what this band is,” singer Sasha Lurje says.

09/09/2020

We asked two epidemiologists who have been advising Jewish communities during the pandemic about the risks involved in High Holiday traditions.

08/25/2020

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Anya Kamenetz (author, NPR Education Correspondent), Dr. Robert Zimmer (University of Chicago President), & Dr. Mike Looney (Fulton County Schools Superintendent, Atlanta).
Interviewed by Robert Siegel (former host, NPR's All Things Considered) on 8/26 Global Connections, 10-11 am EDT.

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Families with children are in a serious bind. Whether you're looking for options for child care or need resources to keep your kid entertained, this episode will walk through some ideas to think about for this school year.