Jacob Gurvis
By Jacob Gurvis
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Fast Forward Federal judge temporarily blocks Louisiana’s law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments
The ruling is a victory for Jewish families who joined a lawsuit challenging the law
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Fast Forward Florida man arrested for targeting Jewish Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who says the suspect was found with an antisemitic manifesto
Moskowitz, who was reelected last week, said the suspect had a “target” list with only Moskowitz’s name
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Fast Forward A survivor kept the key from a German synagogue destroyed on Kristallnacht. 86 years later, the relic is returning home.
An American cantor’s mother held onto the key — and her memories — after the Nazis destroyed her community
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Fast Forward The Jewish Sport Report: A Jewish guide to the new NCAA basketball season
Plus, attacks on Israeli fans in Amsterdam
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Politics Anxiety, concern and hope: How swing-state rabbis, and their communities, are reacting to Trump’s win
The very question of whether to acknowledge the election with congregants can be fraught
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Politics In a Jewish neighborhood of Los Angeles, the presidential election is all about Israel
“I care more than I did before,” said one man in Pico-Robertson who said the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel had prompted his first-ever vote
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Politics How rabbis in battleground states are approaching a razor-close election with enormous implications for Jews and for Israel
“When they talk about undecided voters, they’re talking about my congregation,” said one rabbi in Las Vegas
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Sports The Jewish Sport Report: After a thrilling World Series, a historic Jewish MLB offseason is on-deck
Plus: More than 150 participants in Sunday’s New York City Marathon will run in support of the Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza
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