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  As the queen is laid to rest, a former aide remembers the most Jewish moment he witnessed by her side

  ‘To 120,’ a well-wisher told the monarch when she was 86, provoking amusement and bafflement

  By Zaki Cooper

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  Opinion

  Queen Elizabeth mattered. Civil religion explains why.

  Like Elie Wiesel, the late monarch drew her soft power from what she embodied

  By Andrew Silow-Carroll Sep 18, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  Israeli city refuses to allow a synagogue for Reform congregation. We’re suing

  In Israel, funds for synagogue construction are channeled almost exclusively to the ultra-Orthodox

  By Orly Erez Likhovski Sep 15, 2022 | 3 min read

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  Virtually every Hasidic child is taught that outsiders and even non-Orthodox Jews are to be feared, writes one parent of ultra-Orthodox children.

  By Beatrice Weber Sep 15, 2022 | 4 min read
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  The White House is holding a summit on extremist violence. Here’s what must come next

  The summit should be the start of a more productive relationship, writes ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt

  By Jonathan Greenblatt Sep 14, 2022 | 3 min read
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  A New York synagogue banned lox. That’s not as crazy as it sounds

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  By Rob Eshman Sep 13, 2022 | 3 min read
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  By Andrew Silow-Carroll Sep 12, 2022 | 9 min read
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  By Henry Raffel Sep 12, 2022 | 2 min read
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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