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How the Jewish commandment to ‘be fruitful and multiply’ could help a woman challenge Kentucky’s abortion ban in court
Jessica Kalb argues she could be prosecuted under the state’s abortion law for receiving IVF treatment
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Antisemitism Decoded How Grok’s Nazi escapade perfectly captured our antisemitic moment
Just like people, Grok regurgitates what it hears — and enjoys the protection of the powerful
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Fast Forward Doctor involved in road rage incident with Rep. Max Miller called him ‘this racist Jewish,’ newly released video shows
'That’s crazy, this racist Jewish, he can’t even look at me,’ Feras Hamdan says in the video
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Fast Forward ‘The wrong message’: Jewish groups slam Brad Lander for divesting from Israel
Lander, the New York City Comptroller, said he was hewing to longstanding policy when he divested from Israel bonds
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Exclusive: J Street spurns ADL in teachers union fight, saying its approach ‘demeans the meaning of antisemitism’
J Street’s move comes as progressives show increasing anger at the ADL’s uncompromising defense of Israel
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Cuisine in the crossfire — how Israeli and kosher restaurants have become targets in the Israel-Hamas war
Since Oct. 7, food establishments have increasingly become sites of vandalism and protest
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Sports A Jewish pitcher was tapped to start the MLB All-Star game. In a menschy move, he gave it up.
Max Fried is one of two Jewish stars who were selected for this year's Summer Classic but won't play because of injury
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Why a major teachers union voted to break ties with the ADL
The National Education Association wants to part ways with the Anti-Defamation League in part over disagreements related to Israel
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Holy Ground This town lost most of its Jews. But not its Judaism.
A century-old Orthodox synagogue in a Rust Belt town lost most of its congregation, its rabbis, and almost everything else — but not its daily minyan
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Fast Forward Could a $1,700 rebate change the landscape of Jewish education?
What a national school voucher program in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will mean for American Jews — and why it’s dividing them
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Friends of the IDF in crisis after internal report alleges financial abuse and toxic culture
The U.S.-based charity has raised hundreds of millions of dollars by promising to meet the emergency needs of Israeli soldiers during the war in Gaza
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