Helpless and horrified: An oral history of 5 Jews in America on Oct. 7, 2023
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American Jews asked to pick sides in wrenching debate over how to rebuild kibbutz hit hardest on Oct. 7
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As a new Jewish year begins, Israel’s 68,000 evacuees celebrate apart — and wonder when they will return home
This Rosh Hashanah, the widening war in Lebanon is making the holiday a challenge for families across the country
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A retreat brought 180 survivors of the Nova massacre together to observe Shabbat
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