Jared Kushner

White House appoints liaison to Jewish community

By Yonat Shimron — August 6, 2021
(RNS) — Chanan Weissman also served as President Barack Obama's Jewish liaison during the last year of his presidency.

Evangelicals embrace Trump’s peace plan, saying it recognizes the Bible ‘as legal’

By Yonat Shimron — January 29, 2020
(RNS) — Many evangelicals do not believe Israel should be required to give up any of its land. But they welcomed the peace plan because they trust Trump.

Welcome to the Jewish people, Karlie Kloss!

By Jeffrey Salkin — July 2, 2019
No more snark about people who choose to join the Jewish people.

Yes, Ivanka is “good for the Jews.”

By Jeffrey Salkin — November 26, 2018
She has a Jewish home. She is raising Jewish children. Forget about her politics, for a moment.

How evangelicals teamed up with the White House on prison reform

By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 25, 2018
(RNS) — As the First Step Act passes the U.S. House of Representatives, the country’s largest Christian prison ministry says there’s 'never been greater interest in America in criminal justice reform.'

Jared Kushner isn’t an ‘internet Unitarian,’ but he is ordained

By Jack Jenkins — January 4, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'I can marry you! I’m an internet Unitarian minister,' Kushner is quoted as saying.

Evangelical leaders rally around Kushner amid Russia probe

By Jill Colvin — July 25, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — The coordinated statements are the work of Johnnie Moore, an evangelical activist from California, who recently attended a faith outreach meeting at the White House and tweeted a powerful photo of Christian leaders surrounding the president, heads bowed in prayer.

Who let Jared and Ivanka fly on Shabbat?

By Jeffrey Salkin — May 22, 2017
(RNS) Letting Ivanka and Jared fly on Shabbat was bad Judaism. And bad for the Jews.

Kushners get to fly on Air Force One on the Sabbath

By Jerome Socolovsky — May 19, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) When it comes to Jewish observance, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump may be in a class of by themselves.

Ivanka Trump gets a rabbinic pass to travel on Shabbat

By Yonat Shimron — January 20, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) Orthodox Jews like the new president’s daughter and her husband are not allowed to drive or ride in a vehicle on the Sabbath, which begins just as the post-inaugural balls in Washington for Trump will be starting.
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