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How Naftali Bennett’s kippah stays on his bald head and why it matters

The new Israeli prime minister is Orthodox, and his adhesive of choice for his kippah is a product invented by a 65-year-old bus driver.

American Airlines to serve kosher wine on flights to Tel Aviv

The wines will be available on flights to Israel from Miami, New York, and Dallas.

Meet the Orthodox mom competing on ‘American Ninja Warrior’

The producers provided Liba Yoffe with kosher food and and even seemed to emphasize her faith, getting her full skirt in the shots.

I’m glad Marjorie Taylor Greene apologized for her Holocaust comparisons. What she does next matters more

For Marjorie Taylor Greene to deserve a future in the GOP, she needs to take concrete actions that show she is working to fight antisemitism.

Jared Kushner signs deal to write tell-all book

His publisher said the book “will be the definitive, thorough recounting of the administration — and the truth about what happened behind shut doors.

Behind a viral slap, a disturbing antisemitic history

Emmanuel Macron didn’t make much of the slap he endured in France, but history requires us to take it more seriously.

The secret Jewish history of Rita Moreno (who just might be a descendant of very secret Jews)

“When I inherited a family, these dear Jewish people who were so sweet and welcoming, it was marvelous,” Moreno wrote in her memoir.

Stanford therapists allege ‘severe and persistent’ anti-Jewish harassment from co-workers

Stanford University: an antisemitic workplace? Therapists say yes

What does the Museum of Modern Art have to do with Palestinian oppression?

Strike MoMA’s demonstration’s against the museum’s board merged with the Palestinian demonstrations in Manhattan. What’s the connection?

How a former Anglican monk’s story inspired a gay French-Jewish romance

The French film ‘Summer of ‘85’ was adapted from the 1982 young adult novel ‘Dance on my Grave’ by Aiden Chambers.

Liberated at Buchenwald, Max Temkin became a lifelong enemy of hate

Part of a delegation that brought back soil from concentration camps to the U.S. Holocaust Museum, Max Temkin has died at the age of 99.

Israel strikes Gaza in response to fiery balloons after tense Flag March

The exchange was the first since a May 21 ceasefire that ended 11 days of deadly violence.

Jewish groups in the US and South Africa among recipients of MacKenzie Scott’s latest $2.74 billion in grants

This round of funding brings Scott’s total charitable giving since July 2020 to $8.5 billion. It’s the first time she has given to Jewish groups.

A Chicago Orthodox rabbi reaches out to his Rohingya and Black neighbors

Survey: Most NYC council candidates would continue tradition of Israel trips

New York City Council candidates responded to a questionnaire on Jewish and Israel-related questions.

After stir over Kahane, school district taps local rabbi to make amends

A Montclair rabbi reported that a professional development session focused on antisemitism was warmly received by MHS administrators.

Comic book-loving Ivy League grad runs 93 miles a week and is long shot Olympic hopeful

Jordan Mann – Manga maven, Jewish professional and Brown University alum – is hoping to make history at the steeplechase event in Tokyo.

Federal judge throws out anti-vaccination lawsuit and calls its Nazi analogy ‘reprehensible’

The court’s ruling was based on the merits — but the judge couldn’t help singling out one of the arguments for special derision.