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  Torah values would mean supporting LGBTQ students at YU

  A law student responds to news that the Supreme Court will temporarily allow YU to refuse support of LGBTQ student club

  By Henry Raffel

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  What American Jews can learn from watching ‘Mo’

  The Palestinian comedian Mo Amer’s debut Netflix series flips the script on stale Israeli-Palestinian debates

  By Rob Eshman Sep 9, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Roe’s reversal leaves Jewish IVF couples in a legal and emotional crossfire

  Lawmakers banning abortion have not considered its effect on couples trying to create new life

  By Elana Frank Sep 9, 2022 | 4 min read

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• Emily Tamkin Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: The ‘gotcha’ mode of fighting antisemitism has to go

  

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