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News Kirsten Gillibrand returns from Israel ‘optimistic’ about Netanyahu’s plan for Mideast peace
‘I think the Jewish community in New York expects that I'm a leader on issues related to Israel,’ the U.S. senator said in an interview
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Fast Forward Woodstock synagogue says planned ‘glamping’ site would dirty a pond used as a mikvah
Concerns over sewage has congregation questioning planned high-end camping facility
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News The rise of the robo-rabbi? A spiritual leader turned to ChatGPT to pen a recent sermon
Rabbi Joshua Franklin says computers lack the soul necessary to connect with congregations
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Fast Forward Man whose firm provides special education services to yeshivas charged with embezzlement
The company implicated serves New York City’s Hasidic community
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Fast Forward Did Yeshiva University mislead New York state to obtain $230 million?
Three lawmakers accuse the school of 'discriminatory behavior' in letter challenging their receipt of the public funding
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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 AIPAC is funneling pro-Israel money to candidates and covering its tracks