Louis Keene is a reporter for the Forward. His work has also been published in The New York Times, New York Magazine and VICE. He is based in Los Angeles and can be followed on Twitter @thislouis.
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By Louis Keene
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Sports Has Aaron Rodgers been learning Torah at his offseason retreat?
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Experts say the yeshiva students who built it saw themselves as paving the way for the rebbe’s return
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Unsicker’s spiral began after she posted a selfie with two known conspiracy theorists
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Kevin Merida restricted reporters who publicly opposed Israel’s war in Gaza from covering it
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The fracas reveals deep rifts in the Lubavitcher community between officials and those who see the Rebbe as the messiah
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Fast Forward Arrests at Chabad’s iconic headquarters after students thwart attempt to fill secret tunnel
The tunnel’s purpose is unclear, as is the reason some Lubavitchers defied attempts to plug it
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Jacob Wheeler, a reporter at USC's Annenberg Media, went on hiatus after attacks on his coverage turned personal
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Culture ‘Israeled,’ a new Urban Dictionary word, becomes proxy battleground in Middle East conflict
Users have contributed several entries for a new verb — ‘Israeled’ — since Oct. 7
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