A rabbi barred an anti-Zionist congregant from his synagogue. Then he had second thoughts.
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Some imagine a ‘President Josh Shapiro.’ Here’s what he said about Biden after the debate.
“I acknowledge, he had a bad night,” Shapiro said of President Joe Biden’s debate performance.
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Politics What Biden and Trump said about Israel — and Hitler — during the first presidential debate
Moderator Dana Bash asked Trump whether he favored the creation of a Palestinian state
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LAPD admits it was unprepared for Sunday’s violent protest outside LA synagogue
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said she has taken steps to explore banning masks at protests but doubted the legality of such a ban
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Kinky Friedman, singer and novelist who fronted The Texas Jewboys, dies at 79
Friedman claimed to be he first “full-blooded” Jew to take the stage at the Grand Ole Opry. He also ran for governor of Texas
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Polls show a small slip of Jewish voter from Biden to Trump. Could it impact the election?
American Jews overwhelmingly support Biden. But even small changes matter in such a tight election
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Harvard antisemitism task force finds ‘dire’ situation for Israelis on campus, urges swift action
The task force said students report "political litmus tests" for participation in extracurricular activities
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Sports NBA’s only Israeli player traded from its second-worst team to its third-worst
The Portland Trail Blazers gave up four draft picks to pry Deni Avdija away from the Washington Wizards
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After spurning Columbia, Robert Kraft gives $1M to Yeshiva U to support transfer students
In April, Kraft had announced a split with his alma mater, Columbia University, over the school’s handling of its pro-Palestinian protests
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Politics Pro-Palestinian Democratic Socialists face defeats down the New York ballot
Like Rep. Jamaal Bowman, they tried to leverage anger at Israel into votes
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Books Texas school district agrees to remove ‘Anne Frank’s Diary,’ ‘Maus’ and 670 other books after right-wing group’s complaint
The district in the Rio Grande Valley immediately agreed with activists who said the books were “filthy and evil"
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