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News A groundbreaking agreement for LGBTQ+ Orthodox Jews collapsed after 50 days. What happened?
How Yeshiva University’s settlement with a campus Pride club fell apart
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Fast Forward As Israel attacks Iran, Jews around the world open their Psalmbooks
At an Orthodox synagogue in Los Angeles, psalms to 'rally the troops' are added to communal prayer
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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 Yeshiva University recognizes LGBTQ+ student group in landmark settlement
The settlement with the YU Pride Alliance — now called 'Hareni' under the settlement — ends litigation that lasted nearly four years
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Fast Forward First-ever Solomon Schechter day school in North America goes Orthodox
The Conservative Jewish school in Queens said in a letter to families the name change reflects the community’s evolving needs
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News How a Jewish neighborhood in liberal Los Angeles became a stronghold for Trump
The political shift in Pico-Robertson, an Orthodox neighborhood in LA's Westside, reflects voters with a change of heart and changing demographics
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Politics New poll shows sharp differences in how Modern Orthodox and Haredi will vote
Orthodox Jews back Trump, but the group is not an electoral monolith
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Fast Forward 2 students at LA Orthodox school accuse staff member of “inappropriate relationship”
YULA did not identify the faculty member, but said it was a female working at the boys campus
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