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‘Tantamount to a war crime’: Arab countries slam Israel’s Jenin operation
Arab states decry Israel's latest military operation in the Palestinian city of Jenin – in which eight Palestinians were killed – while calling on the international community to intervene
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Rabbi David Wolpe, stepping down from a top pulpit, wants you to stop arguing and start listening
One of the country’s best-known Conservative rabbis has become an advocate for civil discourse in polarized times
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An inspiring Jewish story happened on this season of NBC’s ‘American Ninja Warrior.’ Nobody will ever see it.
Michael Neuman brought medically fragile children from his foundation to Los Angeles for a taping of the obstacle course show. But his footage was cut
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Kosher bakery, under fire for refusing to make Pride pastries, welcomes Supreme Court ruling
The decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis had particular resonance in the West Orange Jewish community
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The klezmer band playing as the bullets started flying can’t go back to Highland Park this July 4
Chicago's North Shore has spent a year mourning the victims of last year's Fourth of July parade in the heavily Jewish city of Highland Park
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Special Report Behind CUNY graduation speech furor, a university divided over Zionism
Fatima Mousa Mohammed’s fiery graduation address is the latest chapter in a complicated story about Zionism, antisemitism and free speech at one of New York City's most important universities
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Sports There are no Jewish riders in this year’s Tour De France. You’re telling me there’s a whole Israeli team?
Cycling mercenaries brought to you by a Canadian Jewish philanthropist
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Politics Biden hails ‘friendship’ with Israel at 2024 event amid tension with Netanyahu
Speaking at a fundraiser hosted by a candidate for ambassador to Israel Biden expressed concern about the ‘situation in Israel’
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Amid a rabbi shortage, some synagogues opt for a cantor instead
More cantors are taking on rabbinical roles, and some are seeking out dual ordination
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As Pittsburgh shooter stood trial, members of a congregation he attacked found parallels with Palestinians in the West Bank
The court proceedings have resurfaced memories from the shooting, and spurred the Dor Hadash participants to connect their own trauma to both the Israeli and Palestinian experience
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Hadar is ordaining its first rabbis. For now, they’ll be the only ones minted by the egalitarian yeshiva.
Most of the new rabbis plan to work as teachers after ordination
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