Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward In notable early move, Itamar Ben-Gvir visits Temple Mount, reportedly against Netanyahu’s urging
'Let them understand that times have changed,' Ben-Gvir tweeted about Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that has responded with violence to previous Temple Mount visits by Jewish Israelis.
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Fast Forward Coalition deals finalized in final step before far-right Israeli government is sworn in
The deals followed a legislative blitz to satisfy the right-wing parties’ leaders
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News 18 things to know about Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Jewish defender of Ukrainian democracy
The Ukrainian president has galvanized his country against an unprovoked attack by neighboring Russia, inspiring Jews everywhere
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Fast Forward 97-year-old German woman convicted of complicity in 10,500 Nazi death camp murders
Irmgard Furchner had absconded on the first day of her trial. On the last, she said, “I am sorry for everything that happened.”
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Fast Forward Among those celebrating Argentina’s World Cup win, ‘cabala’ practitioners and a teary Jewish sportscaster
A video of Andres Cantor, a Jewish Argentinean-American soccer announcer, narrating the win has gone viral
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Fast Forward How Jewish studies scholars navigated Jewish law and fire-code rules to save Hanukkah at their conference
The conference hotel said candles were forbidden just days before the conference, which overlaps with Hanukkah
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Fast Forward The Hanukkah merch market has exploded. But are Jews feeling more represented?
Many say the collections make them feel included. Retailers are counting on them to spend big
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Fast Forward Denver drops drug charges against ‘mushroom rabbi’ who promotes religious psychedelic use
Coloradans recently voted to legalize psilocybin, the substance that Ben Gorelick had been charged with intending to distribute
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Fast Forward Why the Antisemitism Awareness Act now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements
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News School Israel trip turns ‘terrifying’ for LA students attacked by Israeli teens
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Fast Forward The invitation said, ‘No Jews.’ The response from campus officials, at least, was real.
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News Why Zohran Mamdani believes he’ll win over Jewish voters, as Israel critic surges to second behind Cuomo in NYC mayoral race
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Fast Forward Campus encampments return one year later, and pro-Palestinian protests spark 15 arrests
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Fast Forward Israeli left-wing group suspended at University of Haifa after protesting the war in Gaza
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Fast Forward Jordanian national in Florida sentenced to 6 years for targeting businesses he believed supported Israel
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Fast Forward A ‘Golden Dome for America,’ inspired by Israel, is part of Trump’s 2026 budget request
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