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Netanyahu memoir: Democrats feeling more leftist pressure on Israel than they publicly admit
In the new book, the former Israeli prime minister details his relations with four US presidents
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When the Torah cycle ended, their Russian-American romance began
Alex Zeldin and Tamar Caplan were married Aug. 21, 2022, on Long Island
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Was this Jewish prayer book printed before the Gutenberg Bible?
Book dealer Moshe Rosenfeld says he has proof that a Jewish prayer book was printed in southern France in 1444
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Budapest’s Chabad-run Milton Friedman University eyes a major expansion — with more Jewish students a goal
The school’s president wants to use a government grant to make the university a 'major player in Hungarian academia.'
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First Person Sukkot brought hope and warm weather to Kyiv. Then a missile struck blocks from my apartment
"Since the beginning of the war, I had never thought my life was in danger. Monday was the first time that I realized it could have been the end for me."
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U.S. Jewish groups face major dilemma as Israeli far right gains in election polls
In 2019, America’s Jewish establishment raised the alarm on Benjamin Netanyahu legitimizing the most extreme forces in Israeli politics. Three years on, with Itamar Ben-Gvir on the verge of power, their silence is deafening
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The ancient Jewish practice of hakhel, an every-7-years gathering, gets a 21st-century revival
Jews are commanded to hear the Torah recited by the king at the Temple. What happens when neither of those exists?
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In Arizona’s race for attorney general, questions of ballot integrity and antisemitism
Kris Mayes is challenging Republican Abraham Hamadeh, who has refused to apologize for past antisemitic posts
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Nazi monuments removed amid ongoing Forward investigation
Virginia, Bosnia, Belgium and Australia have renamed streets or taken down statues honoring collaborators
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Sports Playing rugby in Israel is unusual enough. So what’s it like for a Druze woman?
'They're not used to females with muscles,' says Kamar Halabi, the sole non-Jew on Israel's national women's rugby team
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