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Yeshiva University is left in mourning after a beloved gay alum dies by suicide
Herschel Siegel had previously written on Instagram about being gay within the Orthodox community
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Rising football star Harry Sheezel could be ‘greatest ever male Jewish athlete in Australia’
At 18, the Jewish day school graduate has already set a record in Australian Rules Football, the country's rugby-adjacent No. 1 sport
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Jonathan Omer-Man, leader in Jewish meditation who met with the Dalai Lama, dies at 89
He looked to infuse Jewish practice with techniques and insights drawn from Eastern religions
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Tel Aviv University scientists report breakthrough with drug to treat ovarian cancer
In animal trials, the drug achieved an 80% survival rate
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All the Jewish details of King Charles’ coronation, from Shabbat accommodations to Jerusalem oil
While much of the ceremony is still rooted in Christian rituals, Jewish and other faith leaders will be incorporated into the proceedings
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Hadar Institute to open California outpost, bringing its egalitarian Jewish learning to the West Coast
The group tapped a rabbi from Ikar, the nondenominational synagogue in Los Angeles, to lead its efforts
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After condemning Nazism, Paul Gosar to share stage with members of Austrian party founded by Nazis
The Arizona Republican will attend a Conservative Political Action Conference hosted by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
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Jewish institutions awaken to climate crisis, with hundreds pledging action
Jewish climate activists are declaring a "paradigm shift" and "culture change" that they say have put an end to decades of inaction on climate
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This Jewish doctor refused to sign a pledge opposing BDS — so he didn’t get paid
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Shaming Biden and slashing budgets: Republicans and Democrats accuse each other of dissing Israel
Partisans maneuver over whether Republicans or Democrats better serve the U.S.-Israel relationship
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