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Politics Could a Jewish voter surge threaten Jamaal Bowman’s reelection?
An Orthodox Jewish group said requests for mail-in ballots show that their effort to boost voter turnout in the Bowman-Latimer race has traction
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Art From legendary photographer Ralph Gibson, a brand-new lens on Israel
In Gibson's exhibit 'Sacred Land,' a first-time trip to Israel proved to be a deeply spiritual experience
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Fast Forward Turkey’s sudden ban on trade with Israel is already affecting Jews in both countries
'Everything stopped. We can’t do normal business,' a Turkish Jewish trader told JTA.
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News Subdued and defiant: An Israeli Independence Day like no other
Traditional celebrations were boycotted and canceled, protesters hit the streets — yet many Israelis still shrugged off their increasing international isolation
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Fast Forward ‘I just can’t do it this year’: Amid war and infighting, Israelis hit pause on Independence Day festivities
'Is it natural to be celebrating? Of course not,' one father said
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Opinion This Yom Ha’atzmaut, we need the humility to question Israel’s future
My Religious Zionism teaches me that blind faith and total despair are faulty responses to this Independence Day
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Politics New poll: 13% of voters who switched support from Biden cite his Gaza policy
The New York Times/Siena College poll showed voters' top concerns to be the economy, immigration and abortion
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Fast Forward Cabinet ministers heckled and soldiers wounded as Israel marks a somber Memorial Day
This is the rare Memorial Day when Israel is actively at war
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News Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s selection as JTS commencement speaker roils graduating class
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Film & TV A new documentary challenges stereotypes about Orthodox Jewish women — and their wigs
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Sports NBA coach Steve Kerr: ‘Israel sought revenge for Oct. 7 and now 72,000 Palestinians have been killed’
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