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Friends of the IDF in crisis after internal report alleges financial abuse and toxic culture
The U.S.-based charity has raised hundreds of millions of dollars by promising to meet the emergency needs of Israeli soldiers during the war in Gaza
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Progressive Jewish strategists helped the Muslim candidate navigate controversy and connect with voters
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Rabbis can now endorse political candidates. But will they?
A new IRS policy lets clergy back political figures without losing tax-exempt status — but many Jewish leaders say politics doesn’t belong in the pulpit
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This northern Norway city has adopted a one-of-a-kind approach to observing Shabbat
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He wrote the book on American Jewish history. Stepping back from teaching, Jonathan Sarna says he has plenty of chapters still to go.
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Fast Forward Josh Shapiro’s Judaism was not why Kamala Harris snubbed him, new book claims
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Antisemitism Decoded Zohran Mamdani’s playbook for defusing antisemitism allegations
Mamdani sought to comfort as many Jewish voters as possible without meaningfully changing his position on Israel
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What Zohran Mamdani has actually said about Jews, Israel and antisemitism
The Democratic mayoral nominee has been a longtime critic of Israel
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Sliwa, a radio personality, has a long history of slurs and stereotypes, many aimed directly at Orthodox Jews
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