The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/randi-weingarten/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:02:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Randi Weingarten | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/randi-weingarten/ 32 32 San Diego Jewish groups decry rabbi’s ‘disinvitation’ from Martin Luther King Day event https://www.timesofisrael.com/san-diego-jewish-groups-decry-rabbis-disinvitation-from-martin-luther-king-day-event/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:17:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3739022 Hanan Leberman asserts he was excluded due to connection to Israel; organizers say he was asked not to speak over ‘potential disruption related to Zionism’

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]]> Jewish teachers union boss says JD Vance is ‘gross’ for calling her childless https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-teachers-union-boss-says-jd-vance-is-gross-for-calling-her-childless/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 05:41:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3363854 Randi Weingarten says she is blessed to be a 'mom by marriage' after being targeted in Vance's latest resurfaced remarks attacking progressive women without children

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]]> President of Detroit synagogue stabbed to death https://www.timesofisrael.com/president-of-detroit-synagogue-stabbed-to-death/ Sun, 22 Oct 2023 02:08:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3131198 Local police stress motive not yet known in murder of Samantha Woll, request FBI help with investigation; Jewish federation says 'no known threats at this time'

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]]> Vaccinated teachers and students in the US don’t need masks, CDC says https://www.timesofisrael.com/vaccinated-teachers-and-students-in-the-us-dont-need-masks-cdc-says/ Sat, 10 Jul 2021 11:05:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2579532 Changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as a general decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths

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]]> US teachers union head Randi Weingarten has a vision to get kids back to school https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-teachers-union-head-randi-weingarten-has-a-vision-to-get-kids-back-to-school/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 02:42:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2517373 Firebrand leader has strong words for Jews who say unions are the obstacle as she attempts to get her group’s 1.7 million members into classrooms

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]]> Orthodox Jewish groups welcome $2.75b for private schools in COVID relief bundle https://www.timesofisrael.com/orthodox-jewish-groups-glad-at-2-75b-for-private-schools-in-covid-relief-bundle/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:13:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2507089 Following successful lobbying, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer includes aid in $1.9 trillion pandemic rescue package

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]]> US Supreme Court to take up bans on state money for religious schools https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-supreme-court-to-take-up-bans-on-state-money-for-religious-schools/ Sat, 18 Jan 2020 15:08:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2223101 Justices to hear case on whether Montana tax credit for private education can go to religious schools; union head Weingarten alleges conservative effort against public education

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]]> US teachers’ union head endorses Labor’s Shaffir ahead of Israeli election https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-teachers-union-head-endorses-labors-shaffir-ahead-of-israeli-election/ Sun, 10 Feb 2019 06:19:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2015382 Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, says lawmaker is 'one of the most, if not the most, effective ambassadors to America that Israel has'

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]]> American Federation of Teachers building defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti https://www.timesofisrael.com/american-federations-of-teachers-building-defaced-with-anti-semitic-graffiti/ Fri, 14 Dec 2018 05:40:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1979935 'I want Jexit!' spray-painted on DC headquarters of US union, whose head Randi Weingarten says incident will 'mobilize us to come together'

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]]> Rabbi and labor leader get married https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-and-labor-leader-get-married/ Tue, 27 Mar 2018 05:11:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1818310 Teachers' union leader Randi Weingarten and rabbi at New York's largest LGBT-friendly synagogue tie the knot

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]]> The aggressive, the accepting and the noncommittal: Where Jewish leaders stand on Ellison’s DNC bid https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-aggressive-the-accepting-and-the-noncommittal-where-jewish-leaders-stand-on-ellisons-dnc-bid/ Tue, 06 Dec 2016 19:05:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1514469 As Democrats struggle with an electoral crisis and selecting a new party chair, prominent Jews have mixed feelings on the Minnesota congressman's bid to revitalize a beleaguered party

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]]> Jewish head of teachers union defends Keith Ellison https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-head-of-teachers-union-defends-keith-ellison/ Tue, 06 Dec 2016 07:05:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1514545 Randi Weingarten blasts 'maddening' criticism of DNC chief candidate over his statement that US 'governed' by Israeli interests

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]]> NRA breaks its silence on Newtown shooting by calling for armed guards at public schools https://www.timesofisrael.com/nra-breaks-its-silence-on-newtown-shooting-by-calling-for-armed-guards-at-public-schools/ Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:16:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=320102 Parents and officials offer mixed reactions, from support to disgust, to gun-right lobby group's proposal and its feasibility

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]]> Rival Jewish groups push hard for votes in campaigns’ last hours https://www.timesofisrael.com/adelson-and-streisand-wade-in-as-rival-jewish-groups-push-hard-for-votes-in-campaigns-last-hours/ Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:52:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=271592 Republican and Democratic activists use videos, microsites, opeds, celebrity endorsements and phone calls in final bid to impact tight presidential struggle

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