In first speech as Israeli prime minister, Yair Lapid calls to stem extremism in politics
Lapid: “The political sphere has become more and more extreme, violent and vicious, and it is dragging Israeli society along with it. This we must stop.”
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Israeli celebrities covertly paid to extol Jewish laws around sex and menstruation
The social media influencers encouraged women to observe Jewish menstruation-related laws without properly disclosing that they were sponsored by a pro-religion group
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Boston-area college fires employee who allegedly hit campus with repeated antisemitic graffiti
Curry College had searched for five months to identify the perpetrator.
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The Moishe House in Kyiv has become a safe haven during wartime
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Vladimir Zelenko, Orthodox doctor who promoted unproven COVID-19 treatment endorsed by Trump, dies at 48
Zelenko, who left his Hasidic community in May 2020 amid controversy, remained a hero to the anti-vaxx movement.
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CUNY chancellor a no-show at City Council hearing on campus antisemitism
Students and watchdog groups describe a climate of hostility to Israel and Jews
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Leading Orthodox groups cheered the end of Roe v. Wade. Many Orthodox women are panicking.
The reversal is lighting up online private forums for Orthodox Jewish women, one activist said. “It’s chaos.”
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Sports Chuppah dreams: NBA star Kevin Love married in Jewish ceremony
The NBA star signed a ketubah and the bridal gown was by Jewish designer
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Israeli lawmakers dissolve Knesset, elections set for November 1
Yair Lapid will take the mantle of the premiership on Thursday midnight until Israel's next round of elections
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A silver lining of Israel’s political turmoil: Naftali Bennett’s neighbors can finally get their driveways back
Bennett never lived at the official prime minister’s residence. That caused more than a little security chaos in his family’s Tel Aviv suburb.
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Sports Lennie Rosenbluth, forefather to North Carolina hoops legends, dead at 89
He went toe-to-toe with Wilt Chamberlain and came away with the Tar Heels' first national championship
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