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Culture
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How it feels to leave Israel when an attack is coming and every airline is canceling flights
On El Al out of Tel Aviv, some passengers aren't planning to get anywhere but out
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As Israel braces for attack, ordinary citizens fear that Netanyahu has destroyed a country and a dream
On Tel Aviv's light rail, a woman older than the State of Israel has to depend on the kindness of strangers
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Cub Your Enthusiasm: In RFK Jr.’s bear story, a plot worthy of Larry David — or Samson
There is a biblical — and HBO — connection to the bear in Central Park
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Elegy for a gentleman, a scholar, and an avowed Jewish radical with an infectious, beautiful smile
Remembering a lifetime of friendship with David Biale
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In a Tel Aviv jewelry store, a green necklace tells the story of life in Israel during wartime
These days, a sense of relentless fear underscores even the most seemingly mundane interactions in Israel
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Music How a Jewish kid from Upper Manhattan became a rock ‘n’ roll legend
Lenny Kaye is more than Patti Smith's right-hand man; he's a historian, an archivist, and a keeper of the rock music faith
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Books A masterful new Kafka book will bring you closer to the writer than ever before
Mark Harman's new translation of Kafka's stories may just be the best book published this year
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Candace Owens has gone so conspiratorial, she’s now citing forgotten Jewish heretics
The right-wing pundit recently went on a rant about Jacob Frank
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Politics ‘Weird’ is a good word to describe your political opponent — Yiddish has a better one
At some point, Tim Walz and the Democratic party will need a word other than 'weird' to describe Republicans; Yiddish can help
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At the Olympic opening ceremony, hidden Satanic imagery and antisemitic conspiracy theories
A drag show in the ceremony looked a lot like 'The Last Supper' — which many commenters online blamed on Jews
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A rabbi shares what he’s learned speaking with people in their final moments of life
Exploring the final moments before death is a reminder of what really matters in life
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