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First Person Our Passover: Why this night is different from all others
How non-observant Jews passed on their love of Jewish traditions to their daughter and half-Jewish grandsons
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Fast Forward 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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Food 7 under-the-radar Purim treats you can get from NYC bakeries
Tired of dry Hamantashen and boring fillings, I went on a quest for something new
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Fast Forward Arsonist with ‘kill rabbi’ tattoo sentenced to decades in prison for burning rabbi’s home
Matthew Karelefsky was convicted last month of charges including attempted murder, arson and assault for the crime in Brooklyn
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Food Where can you find the best egg cream in the world? Not New York
Philadelphia's Franklin Fountain won the first National Egg Cream Invitational with an unconventional take on the New York classic
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Fast Forward After drawing protests in NJ and Canada, Israeli real estate tour cancels Brooklyn stop over security concerns
The events have drawn increased interest from potential buyers and harsh protests since the Israel-Hamas war began
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Culture A Palestinian restaurant faced a flood of online abuse — so its owners hosted Shabbat for 1,300 guests
At Ayat, a Brooklyn mainstay of Palestinian cuisine, there is such a thing as a free dinner
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Fast Forward ‘Club 2600’ is Brooklyn’s hottest party — for Holocaust survivors
Scenes from a monthly gathering thrown by the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island, which serves some 3,000 survivors in the borough.
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Fast Forward USC cancels commencement speech from Muslim valedictorian after she shared link to anti-Israel website
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Fast Forward 2 House members lead the charge to oust the speaker. Both have been accused of trafficking in antisemitism.
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Opinion The head of the largest Christian Zionist organization is no friend to Israel — he wants an apocalypse there
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Opinion USC: Don’t blame Jews for canceling your valedictorian
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Music She ain’t no Dylan Thomas or Patti Smith, this ain’t her ‘Blood on the Tracks,’ but Taylor Swift certainly ain’t no ‘modern idiot’ either
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Fast Forward US sanctions far-right Israeli activist Bentzi Gopstein and 2 groups in latest round of West Bank penalties
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Opinion Celebrating Passover feels futile with hostages in Gaza. But we must.