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Jury convicts Blaze Bernstein’s killer of premeditated murder and a hate crime
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Orthodox minor-league pitcher Jacob Steinmetz is eating kosher delivery, walking to the stadium on Shabbat — and staying focused on the game
Steinmetz, who in 2021 became the first Orthodox Jewish player drafted into MLB, was elevated to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ High-A affiliate in June
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A former Dallas city councilwoman just died. Almost no one knew she was Jewish.
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Rabbi Burt Jacobson, social activist and founder of Bay Area Renewal synagogue, dies at 87
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‘We have to cover history accurately’: Oklahoma superintendent explains why he’s forcing schools to teach the Bible
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Hadar’s new plan has it minting rabbis, opening synagogues and sending teens to Israel. Is it a denomination now?
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