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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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News New York health officials worry that polio will strike again in heavily Hasidic enclaves
'You don't find polio just willy-nilly in wastewater in the United States,’ said one public health official
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Books Fleishman is in trouble — but in this show, so is everyone else
One cat and two human Brooklynites live vicariously through the exploits of FX's morally bereft Upper East Side couple
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Opinion Pete Hegseth is targeting a Jewish American hero — who’s next?
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Opinion The two things I fear most after the horrifying attack on Jews in Boulder
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Opinion Were the attacks in Boulder and D.C. the product of ‘blood libel’? Not so fast
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