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Interfaith peace group gets first Jewish executive director after 107 years
In Forward columns, Ariel Gold wrote of her 2018 deportation from Israel for supporting BDS
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Avodah denies pressure caused it to fire anti-Zionist activist
The Jewish social justice organization dismissed Anna Rajagopal, who is known online for scathing criticism of Israel
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Bernie Sanders went to ‘war’ with AIPAC. Now the pro-Israel lobby is pushing back.
‘Bernie can‘t accept the fact that a majority of progressive Democrats in America are pro-Israel,’ said Patrick Dorton, a spokesperson for United Democracy Project
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‘Mom, I think I’m gay’: 4 young Orthodox Jews share their coming out stories
Two queer Yeshiva University students and two alum talk about when, why and how they decided to reveal their full selves
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Former Ohio National Guardsman accused of threatening Jewish school charged with selling ghost guns
In a Discord group chat, Thomas Develin allegedly posted a photo of himself holding a handgun captioned: ‘I’m at a Jewish school and about to make it everyone’s problem’
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Sports Chuppah dreams: NBA star Kevin Love married in Jewish ceremony
The NBA star signed a ketubah and the bridal gown was by Jewish designer
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After Roe: How Jewish groups in states with abortion bans are responding
Some rabbis are setting up funds to help pregnant people travel for services. Others are focusing on politics.
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Sports Lennie Rosenbluth, forefather to North Carolina hoops legends, dead at 89
He went toe-to-toe with Wilt Chamberlain and came away with the Tar Heels' first national championship
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David Weiss Halivni, pioneering and sometimes controversial Talmudist, dies at 94
Halivni was a Holocaust survivor who regarded Jewish tradition as a living thing, not a closed canon
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Jewish New Yorker once known as city’s ‘most desperate single man’ gets married
To celebrate his newfound wedded bliss, he hired people around the world to wish him mazel tov on video
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Ian Kinsler switches from Team Israel star player to coach for 2023 World Baseball Classic
The former MLB All-Star will try to help the team rebound from a disappointing Olympics in Tokyo
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