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Jewish Dems back non-Jewish candidate over Jewish rival in rare House primary
Haley Stevens also has the backing of AIPAC and other pro-Israel groups, while Andy Levin has J Street’s support
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What does Jewish law say about abortion?
Like most questions of halacha, it depends on who you ask.
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Jewish leaders pledge ‘fight’ on abortion following Supreme Court report
With the Supreme Court's conservative majority reportedly poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, many Jewish groups readied to combat the decision
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Terrorists killed her family. On an Israeli beach, their memorial beckons strangers.
A mother helped assure that Israel’s Yom HaZikaron commemorates not only soldiers, but those who died in terrorist attacks.
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Jewish groups step up spending in Ohio congressional race
The Democratic Majority for Israel and AIPAC’s Super PAC United Democracy Project have spent close to $1.5 million to boost Rep. Shontel Brown.
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You’re not religious, and you’re in mourning. Here’s how to make Jewish rituals work for you.
Some advice: "Find the memory you'd like to bring to the occasion."
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Doug Emhoff weighs in on Judaism, interfaith work at Ramadan dinner
The Second Gentleman spoke about being in an interfaith marriage and the importance of holding religious leaders to account
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Fast Forward Jeffrey Katzenberg compares Will Smith slap to Ukraine war
At Simon Wiesenthal Center banquet, mogul calls slap 'intolerance on display'
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‘What began in L.A. blossomed years later’
Thirty years after the violent rebellion in Los Angeles, Rabbi John Rosove and Pastor Kenneth Flowers remember how their congregations came together
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She was in Auschwitz, but ‘had no idea she is in the Holocaust’
Prof. Hanna Yablonka, who pioneered the translation of Julia Skodova’s memoir into Hebrew, describes this unique report by a woman who was there from the first moments of the Final Solution.
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Nazi-collaborator monuments Nazi collaborator monuments in Albania
The country ended World War II with more Jews resident than when the war started
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