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Antisemitism Decoded
How Grok’s Nazi escapade perfectly captured our antisemitic moment
Just like people, Grok regurgitates what it hears — and enjoys the protection of the powerful
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Exclusive: J Street spurns ADL in teachers union fight, saying its approach ‘demeans the meaning of antisemitism’
J Street’s move comes as progressives show increasing anger at the ADL’s uncompromising defense of Israel
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Cuisine in the crossfire — how Israeli and kosher restaurants have become targets in the Israel-Hamas war
Since Oct. 7, food establishments have increasingly become sites of vandalism and protest
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Sports A Jewish pitcher was tapped to start the MLB All-Star game. In a menschy move, he gave it up.
Max Fried is one of two Jewish stars who were selected for this year's Summer Classic but won't play because of injury
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Why a major teachers union voted to break ties with the ADL
The National Education Association wants to part ways with the Anti-Defamation League in part over disagreements related to Israel
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Holy Ground This town lost most of its Jews. But not its Judaism.
A century-old Orthodox synagogue in a Rust Belt town lost most of its congregation, its rabbis, and almost everything else — but not its daily minyan
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Fast Forward Could a $1,700 rebate change the landscape of Jewish education?
What a national school voucher program in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will mean for American Jews — and why it’s dividing them
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Friends of the IDF in crisis after internal report alleges financial abuse and toxic culture
The U.S.-based charity has raised hundreds of millions of dollars by promising to meet the emergency needs of Israeli soldiers during the war in Gaza
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Meet the Jews who helped elect Zohran Mamdani
Progressive Jewish strategists helped the Muslim candidate navigate controversy and connect with voters
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Rabbis can now endorse political candidates. But will they?
A new IRS policy lets clergy back political figures without losing tax-exempt status — but many Jewish leaders say politics doesn’t belong in the pulpit
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This northern Norway city has adopted a one-of-a-kind approach to observing Shabbat
The synagogue in Trondheim is marking its 100th anniversary in 2025
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Film & TV The new ‘Superman’ is being called anti-Israel, but does that make it pro-Palestine?
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Fast Forward Tucker Carlson calls for stripping citizenship from Americans who served in the Israeli army
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Opinion This German word explains Trump’s authoritarian impulses — and Hitler’s rise to power
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Music ‘No matter what, I will always be a Jew.’ Billy Joel opens up about his family’s Holocaust history
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Fast Forward 31st anniversary of AMIA bombing marked by ceremonies in Argentina, Israel and, for the first time, Congress
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Fast Forward Mike Huckabee to Israel: End hostile treatment of Christian allies
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Fast Forward Connie Francis, 20th-century star turned TikTok sensation, recorded an album of Jewish songs in 1960
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