Philip Sherman, cantor, actor and ‘busiest mohel in New York,’ dies at 67
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Palestinians: IDF kills wanted terror suspect in West Bank village
Report names fatality as Amir Khalifa, who had been on the Israeli military's wanted list for several months
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At Chosen Comedy Festival in Brooklyn, comics lean into nuances of identity
The acts ran the comedy gamut from one comic’s raunchy impressions of elderly grandparents having sex to another reflecting on the nuances of being an Asian Jew
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Performing hasidic music, these women are transcending gender and the Orthodox-liberal divide
A concert at JCC Manhattan will celebrate 'Kapelya,' the first recording of hasidic nigunim performed exclusively by women
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Australia will refer to West Bank as ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’ in policy change
The Zionist Federation of Australia and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry issued a joint statement calling the change 'inaccurate, ahistorical and counterproductive'
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Yeshiva University, a pillar of Orthodox Judaism, launches master’s program for Christian students
'Can Christians and Orthodox Jews study together?' asks the head of the Christian partner in the program. 'Does it even work?'
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David Corenswet, the next Superman, has deep Jewish roots in New Orleans
'The Corenswet family is well known and loved' in New Orleans, said Daniel Sherman, rabbi of the city’s historic Temple Sinai synagogue
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With Chabad of Maui in wildfire evacuation zone, rabbi says ‘people are suffering’
Rabbi Mendy Krasnjansky said some congregants reported losing their homes
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Liberal Jewish scholars, leaders urge increased focus on Palestinians in protests of Israeli judicial overhaul
The two new statements reflect a growing perception on the left that American Jews and pro-Israel Democrats are becoming less hesitant to criticize Israel
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Man allegedly brandishes machete while driving by Jewish camp funded by Kars4Kids
Two staffers at the Jewish camp are challenging New York state’s concealed carry law in court, claiming that its restrictions leave staff and children vulnerable to antisemitic attacks
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Politics GOP megadonor Bernie Marcus gives $1m to AIPAC SuperPAC, likely to fuel friction with Democrats
Last year, progressive groups were furious that AIPAC allowed Republican supporters to influence Democratic elections
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