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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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‘Abortion access is a Jewish value’: Reaction to Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade
Here’s what the Jewish community is saying about the end to a constitutionally protected right to abortion
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Hochul welcomes ‘universal’ backing by Orthodox groups
The governor said she is ‘honored to have earned the trust and support of the Hasidic and Orthodox communities’ in New York
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Those ‘Messiah Is Here!’ signs popping up in New York? Here’s who’s behind them.
The signs espouse the beliefs of a fringe Chabad offshoot — but were hung by students from the flagship Chabad yeshiva
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Film & TV The new ‘Superman’ is being called anti-Israel, but does that make it pro-Palestine?
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Fast Forward Tucker Carlson calls for stripping citizenship from Americans who served in the Israeli army
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Music ‘No matter what, I will always be a Jew.’ Billy Joel opens up about his family’s Holocaust history
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Culture She was my Hebrew school bully — and I finally learned what happened to her
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Fast Forward Cuomo says key factor in his primary loss was Mamdani’s support from young, Jewish, and pro-Palestinian voters
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Fast Forward Elon Musk wants your kids to use his chatbot. The same one that praised Hitler.
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Fast Forward Nation’s largest teachers union rejects move to cut ties with ADL
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Culture In this Holocaust story, there are few words, no swastikas, no yellow stars — just movement, passion and empathy
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