Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward A kosher ‘kind of Chinese’ restaurant in New Jersey lands on NYT’s 2023 list of eateries ‘we’re most excited about’
Fat Choy stands out as the only eatery with kosher certification to win the distinction
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Fast Forward Bomb threats target US synagogues during Rosh Hashanah, but few interruptions reported
In a handful of cases, services were evacuated or delayed because of the threats, which were all deemed not credible
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Fast Forward Moroccan Jews and Israelis reportedly all safe in devastating quake that killed at least 2,100
The quake came on the eve of a Jewish pilgrimage and during the local harvest season for etrogs, used in the observance of Sukkot
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Fast Forward Ishay Ribo, Orthodox Israeli pop star, delivers rock concert-religious revival mashup at Madison Square Garden
'It’s beautiful to be in the room singing along to songs about what it means to be a Jew,' one attendee said
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Fast Forward Netanyahu orders crackdown on migrants after unrest involving Eritrean asylum seekers in Tel Aviv
There are an estimated 30,000 African asylum seekers in Israel. Most came before 2012 from Eritrea, where a repressive regime has been in place for 30 years
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Fast Forward First passenger flight from Saudi Arabia arrives in Israel after emergency landing
An Air Seychelles flight to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing on Monday in the the port city of Jeddah, where passengers spent the night
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Fast Forward Malka Leifer, Australian day school principal convicted of child sex abuse, sentenced to 15 years
The sentencing marks a conclusion to a 15-year saga that at times strained relations between Australia and Israel
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Fast Forward Woman killed in West Bank shooting, 2 days after Israeli father and son shot to death in Huwara
In both cases, according to Israeli media, Hamas and Palestinian Jihad praised the attacks but did not claim credit for them
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