By Yermi Brenner
Many ultra-Orthodox Jews never get the skills they need for the real world. A new push urges them to take matters in their own hands, even where Talmud is only game in town.
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By Nathan Guttman
The IRS is reeling from allegations it improperly scrutinized Tea Party groups. Jewish not-for-profits also say they’ve encountered strongarm tactics over their with ties to Israel.
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By Rita Rubin
More and more people are fascinated by their possible Jewish ancestry. A new site focuses on finding genetic links to the tribe — sometimes exposing family secrets in the process.
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By Anne Cohen
The graduation at Yeshivat Maharat was no ordinary cap-and-gown ceremony. Rather, it was history in the making for Orthodox women.
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By Josh Nathan-Kazis
A new breed of Jewish activists wants to retake control over death practices. Burial society zealots want to push aside the funeral home industry and restore power of communities.
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By Nathan Guttman
Samantha Power is quick to point out her son’s Jewish heritage. But the U.N. envoy pick doesn’t rely on atmospherics alone to win over skeptical supporters of Israel.
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By Rukhl Schaechter
A new report finds growing poverty among Jews. The Met Council and an anti-hunger group called Masbia are working to address the problem with dignity.
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By Paul Berger
Dignitaries made solemn pledges — in the name of the Terezin concentration camp — to aid needy Holocaust survivors. But four years later, there is little to show for all the talk.
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By Don Snyder
The German Bundestag today approved a resolution vowing to combat anti-Semitism and support Jewish life in Germany, and to deepen the country’s special relationship with Israel.Read More
By Anne Cohen
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a private company cannot patent human genes. For Jewish breast cancer advocates, that is cause for celebration — and more work.
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