At Trump’s Christian revival on the National Mall, one rabbi made a Jewish case for America
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- An arsonist torched a Mississippi synagogue. It feels hauntingly familiar: The fire at Beth Israel echoes a long history of synagogue attacks, including the 1958 bombing of The Temple in Atlanta, where @jeffsalkin served as rabbi. Read his essay >
- Richard Iott, a former Ohio congressional candidate with a history of dressing up as Nazis, donated a total of $900 in ten monthly installments since last year to the Winsome PAC, which supports Virginia lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears.
- NEW: President Donald Trump signed Wednesday evening a modified version of his first term’s controversial Muslim travel ban executive order following the recent firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado, which injured a dozen Jewish marchers. brnw.ch/21wTars
- Paintball players typically take to online forums to discuss game tactics and compare gear. But this week, the niche subreddit r/paintball was overtaken by discourse about a different subject: moral outrage over Nazi hate symbols.
