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National Council of Young Israel

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Illustrative: Tables at last year's Young Israel gala dinner were decorated by MAGA-style hats reading 'Build Israel great again.' (Ben Sales)
April 2, 2019, 4:30 pm
With red caps and kippas, US Orthodox group’s gala turns into Trump tribute
A banquet for the National Council of Young Israel synagogues has the trappings of a traditional religious Jewish gathering, but the evening is dominated by political partisanship
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Farley Weiss, president of the National Council of Young Israel, poses next to the text of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995. Weiss says political activism is part of Young Israel’s mission. (Courtesy of Weiss/via JTA)
March 6, 2019, 12:23 pm
How partisan politics are dividing a US Orthodox synagogue movement
107-year-old Young Israel group sees disquiet among rabbis and communities after long defending Trump and now siding with Netanyahu’s political support for racist Otzma Yehudit
By Ben Sales
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