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January 20, 2017

The Problem with “Jewish” Presidents

Good Jew, bad Jew.

A prominent Jewish journalist once referred to Barack Obama as “the first Jewish president,” a comment Obama mentioned as having “flattered” him in a memorable speech he gave at a Washington, DC synagogue. More recently, a column at a conservative website made a similar claim about Donald Trump. Yossi Klein Halevi points to the dangers of this sort of thinking, from either side of the political aisle:

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January 20, 2017

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    “Tough love” or cowardice?

  2. Why and How the U.S. Should Move Its Embassy to Jerusalem

    Doing so can send a welcome message to Arab allies.

  3. President Obama’s Legacy on Religious Liberty

    A freedom that could always be subjugated to a higher, more progressive ideal.

  4. The Problem with “Jewish” Presidents

    Good Jew, bad Jew.

  5. Inauguration: The Most Jewish of American Public Rituals

    Renewing the covenant.