JTA Staff
By JTA Staff
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News Jewish tradition sees eclipses as bad omens. Many American Jews are seeking totality anyway.
Some synagogues and JCCs are hosting eclipse viewing parties, and rabbis have issued opinions on the right blessings to say (or not say)
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News 6 months into Israel’s war, American rabbis are grappling with anxiety over the battle’s aims and mounting toll
“I certainly never could have imagined six months,” one rabbi said
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Fast Forward Top European rights court upholds Belgian ban on kosher slaughter
The ruling dashed the hopes of Jewish advocates who had been lobbying against the bans
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Fast Forward DeSantis exits presidential race, potentially boosting Nikki Haley’s support among anti-Trump Jewish Republicans
Nikki Haley has garnered support from a wide array of pro-Israel conservatives
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Fast Forward Man charged with hate crime in alleged robbery and assault on Jews in Beverly Hills on Shabbat
The suspect allegedly said, “Jew, give me your jewelry,” before fleeing
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Fast Forward Vivian Silver, veteran Canadian-Israeli peace activist, declared dead in Hamas massacre
Until Monday, Silver, 74, was assumed to be among the more than 200 people held captive by Hamas
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Fast Forward Where US Jews can donate to support Israel’s hospitals, troops, survivors and more
The news from Israel has inspired many American Jews to give
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Fast Forward Was Hamas’ attack the bloodiest day for Jews since the Holocaust?
The claim, which has begun to be repeated online by journalists and politicians, appears to be accurate
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