Pennsylvania governor credits families of Tree of Life victims for his anti-death penalty stance
Josh Shapiro implored the state legislature to abolish the death penalty, calling it a matter of morality
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Rabbi arrested, banned from Cleveland universities over his anti-Palestinian activism
Alexander Popivker, who also violated a student’s order of protection, said he was committing 'civil disobedience'
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is headed to Israel during a time of turmoil
Democratic leaders have expressed concern about the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul plan
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New Israeli law strips citizenship from convicted terrorists who are paid by the Palestinian Authority
The lopsided vote in favor of the measure comes in stark contrast to other more controversial proposals from Israel’s right-wing government that have come amid a recent escalation in terror attacks
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Yair Cherki is famous for making Israelis understand Haredim. Now he wants Haredim to understand that he’s gay.
“I love guys. I love guys and the Kadosh Boruchu,” a reporter famous for reporting on the Haredi community tells Israelis
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Oldest known copy of Hebrew Bible could fetch $50 million in auction
The Codex Sassoon is 1,100 years old and will be on display in New York in May
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David Duchovny takes a deep dive into his Jewish heritage on ‘Finding Your Roots’
The episode saw the acclaimed actor tearing up as he learned about his Yiddish-language journalist grandfather
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Boston’s community mikveh is closed after burst pipe causes damage
'For an institution that exists to celebrate the transformative power of water, the impact is devastating,' said Mayyim Hayyim CEO Carrie Bornstein
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Disgraced former Reform movement leader Sheldon Zimmerman expelled from rabbinical association
The expulsion provides a measure of closure in a reckoning that has gripped the Reform movement for nearly two years
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Biden administration ‘deeply concerned’ about Netanyahu’s settlement announcement
The statement is the Biden administration's sharpest criticism yet of Israel's new government
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Police suspect arson in fires at a Jewish camp near Ottawa
There is no evidence yet to show this was an antisemitic act, police said.
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