In Brooklyn, Gov. Hochul announces boost in services for Holocaust survivors
‘It is our duty not just as New Yorkers but as citizens of the world,’ the governor said in a speech marking Yom Hashoah
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A company thought it had a winning Passover product. Then things got sticky.
Social media erupted when a Kosher Dekal's counter liners did not work as advertised.
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Rabbinical Assembly suspends Cleveland rabbi charged with attempted sexual contact with a minor
Expulsion is likely to follow if Weiss is found guilty of soliciting oral sex from an officer posing as a 15-year-old.
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Zelenskyy’s Jewish parents have refused interviews. But their city’s rabbi is talking about them.
Rabbi Liron Ederi, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary, told an Israeli magazine that Zelenskyy’s parents have helped him on multiple Jewish initiatives.
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HBO to produce comedy series about Hasidic rapper Nissim Black
The show will tell the story of his days in a Seattle gang to a devout Orthodox family man — and hip hop star.
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Shoah Foundation shares ‘lost’ testimony of Holocaust survivor who died in Mariupol
Vanda Semyonovna Obiedkova died in her home in Mariupol, Ukraine, April 4, while the city was under a devastating Russian attack.
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Josh Shapiro launches ads in Pennsylvania governor’s race with a nod to Shabbat
The Democrat hopes his emphasis on family and faith may resonate in the purple state’s less urban areas.
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Brandeis grad convicted in 2018 Brooklyn synagogue attacks is arrested for subway mugging
The latest chapter in a life marked by hardship, mental illness and second chances.
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A women’s magazine appointed a ‘rabbi in residence.’ It chose a man.
Rabbi Steven Leder will write monthly columns for a magazine that often relies on women experts on health and nutrition.
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Blinken: A nuclear deal with Iran is our best option
The secretary of state's remarks follow recent reports that a deal is unlikely to be made
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World Jewish population totals 15.2 million – with nearly half in Israel
The number of Jews globally is still some 1.4 million fewer than on the eve of World War II in 1939, according to figures published by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics.
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