Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward A Strands shanda? NYT game misspells Hanukkah in Festival of Lights-themed puzzle
Several of the Jewish foods included in the word search also raised eyebrows
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Fast Forward Arlene Agus, New Yorker who popularized Rosh Chodesh rituals for Jewish women, dies at 75
A pioneering Jewish feminist and founding member of Minyan M’at in Manhattan
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Fast Forward IDF loosened rules of engagement after Oct. 7, fueling high death toll in Gaza: Report
A New York Times story comes as Israelis debate allegations of misconduct by troops and their higher-ups
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Fast Forward Using menorah from Argentina’s Milei, Volodymyr Zelensky lights Hanukkah candles with Ukrainian rabbis
“I’m sure that as you say and as Hanukkah says, the light will definitely overcome the darkness,” Zelensky told the rabbis
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Fast Forward Tel Aviv-area school hit by Houthi missile fired from Yemen
No children were present in the building. The rocket was fired as Israeli fighter jets were on their way to Yemen to target Houthi positions there
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Fast Forward Israel to shutter Ireland embassy, citing ‘antisemitic rhetoric of the Irish government’
The move illustrates how Israel’s new foreign minister is approaching ties with countries that criticize Israel
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Fast Forward Trump picks Jewish space adventurer Jared Isaacman to head NASA
Isaacman has made headlines with his private adventures into outer space
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Fast Forward Family of hostage Keith Siegel buries its matriarch, 424 days into his captivity in Gaza
“It’s just unfair for him not to be here,” Aviva Siegel said of her husband at Gladys Siegel’s funeral in North Carolina
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