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LA fires displaced them. But their bar mitzvahs went on.
'This boy is actually allowing us to gather together to celebrate,' Kehillat Israel's cantor said
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HIAS cuts 22 staff even as it braces for Trump immigration crackdown
The storied Jewish refugee advocacy agency has laid off 20% of its workers since it discovered a massive budget error in February
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When fire spread to West Hollywood, a rabbi’s mom chose to grab candlesticks
“Physical things come and go, but the spiritual is what keeps us going,” her son says.
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Politics The unconventional contenders for Trump’s antisemitism envoy
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‘Do you have the Torahs?’ Synagogue races LA wildfire to rescue its past and future
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Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
The conservative think tank told prospective donors that the project was part of its work to combat antisemitism
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Everyone has a plan to fight antisemitism. Few have studied what actually works.
A behavioral social scientist at the Anti-Defamation League is partnering with universities on an ambitious research agenda
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The world after Oct. 7, and before Trump 2.0: The essential Jewish conversations of 2024
In a tumultuous year, JTA essayists struggled with the trauma of the Israel-Hamas war and the impact of a polarizing election
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Photos: Remembering Jimmy Carter’s most Jewish moments
Photographer Robert A. Cumins captured Carter during trips to Israel, signing the Camp David Accords and at Shabbat dinner
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RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Israel has a decade of lessons to offer.
Since Israel’s health minister decided in 2013 to stop requiring fluoridation, pediatric dental health has worsened
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