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Unilever sells Ben & Jerry’s Israeli operations, allowing West Bank sales to continue
The parent company had come under severe criticism from pro-Israel groups who said it was antisemitic to boycott Israeli settlements
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With the help of a NYC synagogue, two young Ukrainian Jewish refugees will soon marry in Israel
Yakov Poluden and Malka Bukreeva barely got along — until the war forced them to flee to Belarus and Israel.
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Her great-grandfather led Israel. She’ll be leading a congregation
A cantor steeped in Israel's history takes the pulpit in Minneapolis
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Meet the LGBTQ couples whose queer-positive weddings measure up to Jewish legal standards
Pride meets the gatekeepers of Jewish law as observant couples reimagine gendered wedding rituals
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Sports The day Sandy Koufax became one of the greatest pitchers of all time
For 6 seasons, the Jewish pitcher struggled. On June 30, 1962, his eminence revealed itself.
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Nadler campaign: Defeat of ‘most senior’ Jewish House member will have ‘national implications’
Rep. Jerry Nadler ‘embodies the idea that one can absolutely be pro-Israel and progressive simultaneously,’ his campaign said in email to Jewish supporters
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Student sues YU over alleged rape by basketball player
The student, who sued as ‘Jane Doe,’ claims the university routinely neglects to protect students from sexual assault
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Jewish representation on the Supreme Court: A history
Jews were on the verge of occupying 4 of the court's 9 seats in 2016. With Breyer's retirement, Kagan will be the sole Jewish justice
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Fast Forward Jewish groups decry high court decision on school prayer
Many Jewish groups warned that a decision in the coach's favor would infringe on the rights of Jewish public school students
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Activist Ana Maria Archila is running for lieutenant governor of New York with the help of progressive Jews
Archila, who gained national attention when she protested the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, sees ‘light at end of the tunnel’ in Supreme Court abortion ruling
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This rabbi made the religious case for abortion 30 years ago — it didn’t go well.
Rabbi Robert Loewy argued banning abortion violated religious freedom in 1990, before it was a popular take on the issue
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