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Opinion Pete Hegseth is targeting a Jewish American hero — who’s next?
Hegseth has drawn the ire of Harvey Fierstein and others for trying to rename a ship dedicated to Harvey Milk
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Culture A gala for Jewish Queer Youth celebrates untold, queer Jewish stories
Rachel Sussman was the inaugural honoree for the nonprofit advocating for observant queer Jews
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Culture How the Oct. 7 aftermath splintered the New York Dyke March
Amid debates on Zionism, the beloved Pride month ritual saw a founder ejected and an organizer doxxed
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Fast Forward Yeshiva University rescinds approval for LGBTQ+ student club
The club has vowed to keep operating
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Fast Forward Ben Shapiro, Emily Damari among torch lighters for Israel’s Independence Day ceremony
Some Israelis have decried the inclusion of Shapiro, one of the most prominent conservative pundits in the United States
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Culture At a seder by and for trans Jews, guests define liberation for themselves
Liberation Now: A Trans+ Seder is a first of its kind event that aims to elevate transgender, nonbinary and gender nonconforming Jews
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Theater William Finn, Tony-winning writer of queer, Jewish musicals dies at 73
The ‘Falsettos’ scribe drew from his own background and even health crises
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News Rabbis revolt over LGBTQ+ club, exposing fight over queer acceptance at Yeshiva University
A settlement appeared to create a place for queer students to be themselves at YU. Its rabbis aren't having it.
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Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
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Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
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