Historic synagogue in Brooklyn, home to Hebrew Israelites for half a century, set for demolition
Congregation could not repair the building after a 2017 fire, but hopes to rebuild on the site
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Opinion UN ceasefire resolution is a signal, not a sanction, for Israel
It’s time for Netanyahu to cry “uncle” — “Uncle Joe,” that is
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Culture Jewish jokes for your Passover Seder table
With all of the traditions on the Seder night, here’s a little humor to lighten the mood and keep everyone awake
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Culture Baseball’s Jewish iron man has played 21 straight seasons for the Red Sox and hasn’t missed a single game
Fenway Park's Josh Kantor is the Cal Ripken Jr. of organists
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News Haredi ‘lost boys’ may find themselves drafted into Israel’s army
Netanyahu's government is in jeopardy over the military exemption for yeshiva students
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Fast Forward From raucous street parties in Brooklyn to a somber, costumed rally in Central Park, New Yorkers celebrate the festive Jewish holiday of Purim
The gathering was one of several ways that advocates for the more than 130 hostages held by Hamas linked the Purim season to their cause
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Fast Forward In a first, US withholds its veto and abstains from UN ceasefire resolution
After the vote, Netanyahu cancelled the planned visit of a high-ranking Israel delegation for talks with the White House over an impending military operation in Rafah
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Yiddish אַן אָפּערע באַזירט אויף פֿראַנץ קאַפֿקאַס נישט־פֿאַרענדיקטן ראָמאַן, „אַמעריקע“An opera based on Franz Kafka’s unfinished novel, ‘America’
דאָס פּרעכטיקע ווערק שפּילט מען הײַיאָר לכּבֿוד קאַפֿקאַס 100סטן יאָרצײַט.
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Fast Forward In Israel and beyond, Purim celebrations are tempered by trauma and thoughts of the hostages
Oznei Sinwar replaced Oznei Haman in some bakeries, and children dressed as soldiers and Oct. 7 heroes
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News The New York Public Library’s Jewish division digitized 800 years of Jewish history
Discover Jewish artifacts from every period of Jewish history through the library’s new online exhibit
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