Rabbis for Ceasefire urge followers to vote for liberal candidates despite ‘impossible position’
The group of more than 300 rabbis is seeking to reach progressive Jews alienated by Vice President Kamala Harris's support for Israel
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Suspect charged with attempted murder after shooting Orthodox Jew on his way to Chicago synagogue
Local authorities and Jewish groups urged caution in drawing conclusions about the motivation for the attack
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Walter Jacob, Pittsburgh rabbi who helped revive Reform Judaism in Germany, dies at 94
A refugee from Nazi Germany who returned to create a seminary for Liberal rabbis
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Israel hits Iranian targets in retaliation for missile barrage
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