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Fast Forward No polio virus found in NY county wastewater 6 months after Jewish man was paralyzed
Rockland County, which has highest per capita Jewish population in the US, reports 14,000 vaccine doses given since July
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Fast Forward Jewish lawyers join opposition to Hochul’s pick for NY’s highest court
Progressive group spearheads effort against Judge Hector LaSalle, known for conservative rulings on abortion and unions
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Fast Forward Jewish attorneys implore NY legislature to confirm Hochul’s top court pick amid stiff opposition
At least 14 Democratic members oppose the nomination of Judge Hector LaSalle for chief judge of New York’s highest court
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News She’s paralyzed from polio. Now she’s warning Orthodox Jews of an impending danger
Months after an Orthodox man was paralyzed by polio, New York public health says the virus is still circulating
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Fast Forward NY appeals court agrees Yeshiva University must recognize LGBTQ club
The modern Orthodox school vows to continue the legal battle with another appeal
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Fast Forward He was indicted for a threat against Manhattan Jews. Some neighbors want him in custody.
A lawyer for Matthew Mahrer said his client is Jewish and wouldn’t hurt other Jews
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Culture Hallmark’s latest Hanukkah movie is weirdly good
Except for the fact that it's a Nora Ephron knockoff
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News New York governor signs two bills aimed at thwarting hate crimes
We have the power as individuals, as a government, as a society to pull back and say, 'no more,’ Kathy Hochul said
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Yiddish „זאָלן מיר גיין אויף דעם דאָזיקן וועג, אויף דעם ווײַסן וועג“‘Let us go on this path, on the white path’
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Fast Forward Israelis are comparing Trump to Cyrus the Great – again
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