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‘Misinformed’ intermarriage rumors distress some Conservative rabbis
Some worry that the rules on presiding over intermarriages are about to change
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What do you do when you lose to George Santos? Ask Robert Zimmerman
Two openly gay Jews ran in the historic election. Santos won, although his biography and Jewish heritage were revealed to be a fraud. Zimmerman is now leading the charge to have Santos removed from office
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Here are the prominent antisemites who have been reinstated on Twitter (that we know of)
A well-known neo-Nazi and a famous conspiracy theorist are just two of the people who have regained access to their Twitter accounts
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More and more Jews are choosing cremation. These rabbis aren’t happy about it.
According to one rabbi’s estimate, about half of American Jews are choosing cremation
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Meet Amichai Chikli, Israel’s new Diaspora minister, who opposes BDS and Reform Judaism
Chikli believes egalitarian prayer should be permitted at the Western Wall. He also thinks the Pride flag is an anti-Israel symbol
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In Turkey, a festival revives a jewel of the Sephardic world and aims to break stereotypes
Izmir, a hub of Sephardic history, is drawing tourists with a synagogue restoration project
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Embracing their place on ‘the fringes,’ queer artists reimagine Jewish ritual garments for all bodies
While some have been making DIY fringes at home for years, queer artists in California have launched a new shop with tzitzit for all bodies and all genders
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Every ‘Jew-ish’ thing George Santos has said and done (that we know about)
The Long Island Congressman-elect is not the ‘proud American Jew’ he claims to be — but certainly has a lot of chutzpah
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Extraordinary lives: 18 notable New York Jews who died in 2022
May their memories be for a blessing
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Sitting shiva for the missing: How can Jews mourn someone not confirmed to be dead?
Families whose loved ones have gone missing face an agonizing choice: Observe Jewish mourning rituals despite not knowing their fate, or hold on to distant hope
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How a Black Jew from Alabama became an Israeli basketball legend
Willie Sims excelled on defense in his 15 seasons in Israel, after suffering both antisemitism and racism in college at Louisiana State. He died last week at 64
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