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On Tisha B’Av, Chicago mourns three young lives lost
The Jewish day of mourning, Tisha B’av, will be especially solemn— and relevant— this year in Chicago. On the traditional fast day, which takes place July 17 this year, University of Chicago’s Hillel will not just mark the destruction of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem, but the loss of two young lives over the last…
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Five shiva traditions, explained
Like any Jewish tradition, shiva comes with a history of customs and rituals that date back centuries. While some basic customs, such as staying home and having guests over, happen at most shivas, many other traditions can look different – depending on a family’s cultural background and religious observance. Whether you’ve never been to a…
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Iranian and Jewish activists in U.S. voice support for striking workers in Iran
Iranian American and Jewish activists are voicing support for striking Iranian oil workers who are demanding Iranian regime’s state-owned companies pay their past due wages, pay higher wages, and provide other benefits. Iranian American activists who are not Jewish said the latest Iranian energy workers’ latest nationwide strike, now entering its third week,has been a…
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A law professor and artist are transforming a decrepit former South Side Chicago synagogue into a green community space
CHICAGO (JTA) — Perched along a quiet, tree-lined street on this city’s South Side, the worn brick and concrete building on South Champlain Avenue is hard to miss. The tall structure stands out among newer construction, a huge cross embedded in its front and wrought-iron Star of David window frames visible from the sidewalk. Casual…
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Steve Sheffey is behind the Chicago Jewish newsletter that even Republicans have to read
Steven Sheffey was annoyed, deeply annoyed. The annoyance oozed out from the newsletter he sent in late May, a newsletter that is, arguably, the most widely shared local Jewish media in Chicago. Republicans in Congress had spent the prior days claiming Democrats in the U.S. House had voted against funding a refresh of Israel’s Iron…
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Israeli surfer Anat Lelior’s unlikely path to the Tokyo Olympics
(JTA) — This article originally appeared on Alma. Anat Lelior’s first experience with surfing came at age 5. It was an inauspicious start to the sport that would become her career and, later this month, take her to the Tokyo Olympics. Her father, Yochai, lay on the back of the board with her at their…
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Take me out to the minyan: Inside Team Israel’s first pre-Olympic exhibition game
The most popular man in Brooklyn on Sunday night was Shlomo Lipman, a pitcher for Israel’s national baseball team, which had schlepped to Coney Island for the first of a series of nine exhibition games ahead of The Big Schlep to the Olympics in Tokyo in less than two weeks. Sure, Lipman’s team — made…
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On the bus to the rally against antisemitism, passengers share fears and prayers
Shoshana Baum was on the fence about coming to Washington to rally against antisemitism, given the 10 hour round-trip from Manhattan. When she mentioned the event at a friend’s housewarming party Saturday and was met with an off-color joke that turned into an argument about criticizing Israel, she decided to attend the event, which drew…
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Amid calls for Jewish unity, rally against antisemitism centers Israel
It was the likely first major protest against domestic antisemitism held in the nation’s capital in American history, but to many it bore more resemblance to a pro-Israel rally. “No Fear: A Rally In Solidarity with the Jewish People” brought more than 2,000 to the Capitol Sunday, when the temperature approached 90 degrees. Relatively few…
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That attack outside L.A. sushi was antisemitic, right? Think again, says lawyer for accused
Xavier James Pabon is a 30-year-old Puerto Rican father who decided to join a protest against Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip after his boss showed him pictures of dead Palestinian children being pulled from rubble after an Israeli airstrike. In May, he joined a caravan of cars that drove past the storefronts and restaurants…
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NJ co-op owners want an elevator they can ride on Shabbat. They’re suing the board that said no.
(JTA) — When Paul and Helaine Kurlansky first moved to Fort Lee, New Jersey, in 2019, they were excited at the prospect of hosting their children and grandchildren, who lived in a nearby town, for Shabbat and holidays. They chose The Colony, a high-rise co-op building, in large part for the accommodations made for the…
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