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Ben Sales

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Ben Sales is news editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Meditation at Romemu in New York City
Posted inReligion

Mindfulness, tai chi and more at unorthodox NY yeshiva

Ben Sales by Ben Sales July 27, 2019August 5, 2019
Bernie Sanders at a 4th of July parade in Pella, Iowa, July 4, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Joshua Lott-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Bernie Sanders: the first Jewish president would be ‘another barrier broken down’

Ben Sales by JTA and Ben Sales July 15, 2019July 15, 2019
(From left) the four members of Temple Mishkan Israel in Selma, Alabama: Hanna Berger, Ronnie Leet, Joanie Gibian Looney and Charles Pollack — stand in front of the Torah ark. (Photo/JTA-Amy Milligan)
Posted inU.S.

Selma’s only synagogue has 4 members — but they have a plan for the future

Ben Sales by JTA and Ben Sales July 8, 2019July 8, 2019
Hundreds of people attend a protest outside an ICE facility in Elizabeth, N.J., organized by a new Jewish group called Never Again Action, June 30, 2019. (Photo/Twitter @NeverAgainAction)
Posted inU.S.

36 Jewish protesters arrested at ICE detention center in New Jersey

Ben Sales by Ben Sales July 1, 2019July 1, 2019
URJ Camp Newman in Santa Rosa, one year after the summer camp was largely destroyed by fire (Photo/Courtesy URJ Camp Newman)
Posted inNews

New state budget includes money for fire-damaged Jewish camps, Holocaust museum

Ben Sales by JTA and Ben Sales June 28, 2019July 9, 2019
Eric Fingerhut speaks to students at the Hillel Institute, a conference in St. Louis, in 2013. (Photo/Jonathan Heisler)
Posted inU.S.

Exit interview: Eric Fingerhut says leading Hillel was harder than serving in congress

Ben Sales by JTA and Ben Sales June 19, 2019
pride marchers carry lgbt pride flags with stars of david on them
Posted inAnalysis

The controversy over Jewish and Israeli symbols at the DC Dyke March, explained

Ben Sales by JTA and Ben Sales June 7, 2019June 7, 2019
The Focus Project was launched in 2017 to provide "weekly talking points on timely issues regarding anti-Semitism and de-legitimization of Israel." (Photo/Getty Images-JTA montage)
Posted inU.S.

What is anti-Semitism? The question divides a pro-Israel coalition.

Ben Sales by JTA and Ben Sales May 24, 2019May 24, 2019
Michaela Levit (Photo/Instagram)
Posted inIsrael

An American-Israeli soldier died by suicide. She’s the third this year.

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA May 22, 2019May 21, 2019
Eli Valley, a Jewish cartoonist whose work has long taken aim at Jewish leaders and institutions, has broadened his scope during the Trump era. (Screenshot/JTA-Vimeo)
Posted inCulture

Why Jewish cartoonist Eli Valley is sparking controversy at Stanford

Ben Sales by JTA and Ben Sales May 10, 2019May 10, 2019

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