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‘The religious community’s treatment of LGBTQ people is abhorrent’
Mindy Levine has won two court cases to let her 8-year-old child Roee, who has identified as a boy from a very young age, remain in a religious school despite other parents’ objections
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Israel annexed West Bank’s largest park and ‘is turning it into a Disneyland’
Israel is developing the Nebi Samuel national park while ignoring its Palestinian villagers, who aren’t allowed to have plumbing or plant trees
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That Jewish News Show: A daring escape from Auschwitz and the White House antisemitism plan
On this episode of ‘That Jewish News Show,’ the hosts discuss the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism and Jonathan Freedland's new book, "The Escape Artist"
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Who won the debate over defining ‘antisemitism’ in new White House report?
For weeks, Jewish groups had been lobbying over the definition that national strategy to combat antisemitism would embrace
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An app that can generate 64,000 kosher cheesecake recipes aims to prove AI’s value for Orthodox Jews
Abraham Bree created CheesecakeWizard.ai to introduce the technology to his community, despite its ambivalence about the internet
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Jewish teens, led by Ezra Beinart, are gathering on Zoom to meet prominent Palestinians
A junior at a Jewish day school brings Palestinian perspectives to a community he says sorely lacks them
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Israel ‘mudslinging’ threatens to overshadow White House antisemitism strategy
Both sides say debate over what definition of antisemitism should be used is a waste of energy — but that hasn’t dampened the dispute
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Condoms and tikkun olam: An Orthodox woman strives to aid sex workers in Prague
Yael Schoultz’s Jewish faith is a core driver in her mission to help sex workers improve their lives
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Sports He grew up on a kibbutz. Now he’s coaching the Cincinnati Reds
Alon Leichman’s parents, who moved from the US to Israel before he was born, helped found the sport in the Jewish state
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Politics Tim Scott, co-founder of the Black-Jewish caucus, enters 2024 presidential race
Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, reportedly committed $50 million to support the campaign
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Politics For Jewish Republicans, DeSantis enters race with bona fides – and baggage
DeSantis, who takes credit for the U.S. embassy moving from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, will compete with GOP rivals for Jewish support
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