How Adams’ indictment is shaking up New York Jews
Some Jewish officials are pressuring indicted Mayor Eric Adams to resign
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Laura Loomer, Jewish activist who flew on Trump’s plane, says her ties to antisemites shouldn’t undercut her advocacy
Watchdogs said Loomer represents a stand-in for a campaign that is mired in extremism
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US and allies propose ceasefire as fighting escalates between Israel and Hezbollah
Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement Thursday denied reports that he had agreed to the proposal, released before dawn in Israel
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Trump ally says he did not intend Nazi symbolism by selling pillows for $14.88
But Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, says he won’t remove the ads despite criticism
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Brandeis President Ron Leibowitz resigns after no-confidence vote that cited budget crisis and Gaza protests
Brandeis was the first private university to ban a chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine
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Politics New poll shows sharp differences in how Modern Orthodox and Haredi will vote
Orthodox Jews back Trump, but the group is not an electoral monolith
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From Hostages Square, High Holiday prayers aim to transcend Israel’s fractured politics
“I felt like this place needed prayers,” said Anat Sharbat, known as the unofficial rabbi of the square
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Museum of the Bible unveils world’s ‘oldest Jewish book’ in new exhibit
The handwritten manuscript of prayers and poems dates back 1,300 years and originates with Jews who lived in a Buddhist civilization in what is now Afghanistan
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Rare document that shows contributions of Jewish financier to American Revolution up for sale
Haym Salomon was also one of the founders and main donors to Mikveh Israel, a Philadelphia synagogue still active today, nicknamed the ‘Synagogue of the American Revolution’
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Some universities agreed to consider divesting from Israel — but aren’t giving protesters what they wanted
Still, Jewish leaders are skittish as a divestment vote nears at Brown University
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Sitcom star encourages non-Jews like her to hang mezuzahs on their homes
In effort to show solidarity with Jewish community, some see campaign as cultural appropriation
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