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BBYO’s Orlando convention plans pose a Florida conundrum for LGBTQ Jews and their allies
The Jewish youth group is planning a mammoth centennial celebration in Orlando, amid the state’s new restrictions on queer youth
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Citing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, a South Carolina rabbi plans to move
Rabbi Greg Kanter was one of the first out gay rabbis in the United States
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Snail guts? Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old secret to the prosperity of the biblical kingdom of Israel
An ancient factory producing ‘royal purple’ dye is revealed to have been a joint Israelite-Phoenician venture that cornered the market for one of world’s oldest luxury goods
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Sports NBA Draft brings league closer to a Jewish starting five
UCLA's Amari Bailey was picked by the Charlotte Hornets in the second round
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37 people signed Israel’s Declaration of Independence. A new podcast explores their legacy.
'Signed, Sealed, Delivered?' is an Israel-at-75 project from the creators of 'Israel Story'
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Major Jewish groups leave coalition after video slams ‘woke antisemitism’
The Jewish Federations of North America and Jewish Council for Public Affairs departed the Combat Antisemitism Movement’s sprawling coalition after the group released a video decrying progressive politics
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Politics RFK Jr. gains traction amid revelations he compared COVID-19 vaccine mandates to Nazi experiments
In a video clip from 2020, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warns against COVID-19 rules, adding that the 'Nazis did that in the camps in World War Two – they tested vaccines on gypsies and Jews'
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Sports How a Jewish TikToker who hasn’t played organized basketball in years made it to the NBA draft
Jordan Haber — who will mostly certainly not get picked by any team — found a loophole
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For the first time in decades, synagogues can sponsor refugees — what does that mean?
A new initiative allows private groups to help resettle refugees for the first time since the 1970s
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?That Jewish News Show: Is Elon Musk the most dangerous antisemite in America?
Laura and Benyamin discuss neo-Nazis at Disney World, succession at the Soros Foundation and Elon Musk’s antisemitism on Twitter
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A Berlin rabbi has been fired amid mounting allegations that he preyed on young women
“The community has promised the victims unlimited support,” said a spokesperson for the Jewish Community of Berlin
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