Haredi
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Culture There’s yet another Netflix show about Orthodox Jews — but this one is full of thrills
'Rough Diamonds' features every antisemitic stereotype in the book, yet gives a nuanced portrayal of Haredi life
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Yiddish World The history of Orthodox Jewry needs to be told. Here’s what two scholars are doing about it.
The Birnbaum collection has thousands of letters from Albert Einstein, Theodore Herzl and other dignitaries, jammed into manila envelopes.
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Fast Forward Survey finds Orthodox Jews are concerned about issues of abuse in their community
The survey also found slightly more progressive views on women in the clergy and Israeli politics than in the past
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Books In this new play, all unhappy (Jewish) families are alike — and some look suspiciously familiar
Literary gossip! Emotional affairs! Katie Holmes! 'The Wanderers,' Anna Ziegler's off-Broadway play about marriage and fidelity, has it all.
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Fast Forward Haredi Jews are more prone to nearsightedness. Scientists have an idea why
Researchers found that their religious test subjects almost literally kept their noses in books
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Fast Forward In first, ultra-Orthodox news site apologizes to women for blurring their faces
This is the first time a lawsuit has ever been filed against a Haredi publication for blurring out the faces of women, which is a common practice in ultra-Orthodox media
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News New study of Jewish men links heart health with religious lifestyle
Israeli Haredi men had a much lower chance of dying from heart disease than their agnostic peers
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Opinion Do ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate Thanksgiving?
My family celebrates the holiday, but many Orthodox Jews treat Thanksgiving like any other day of the week
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Holy Ground A Jewish farmer broke ground on a synagogue in an Illinois cornfield. His neighbors showed up to help.
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Opinion I discovered anti-Zionism at the University of Michigan. I’m glad it lives on there
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Culture An Israeli genocide scholar looks to Israel’s history to understand ‘what went wrong’
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Opinion An alarming new battleground in campus fights over Israel
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Fast Forward Toronto man arrested after allegedly shooting at Orthodox Jews outside a synagogue
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Fast Forward Netanyahu on ‘60 Minutes’: Fight with Hezbollah should be seen as separate from Iran war
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Fast Forward Labour politician is booed as thousands rally against antisemitism in London
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News Remembering Abe Foxman, the longtime ADL leader known as the ‘Jewish pope,’ who always answered my calls