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Politics For some Orthodox Jews, joy and a little schadenfreude as their candidate reclaims the White House
Trump’s victory is seen as a rebuke to wokeness and an administration that appeased anti-Zionists
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Politics ‘Rabbi rebellion’: 33 Orthodox rabbis endorse Harris
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It's not quite as simple as that Trump has delivered on his promises to Israel. But that one fact plays a pivotal role
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Opinion Why do American Jews and Christians lack empathy for Palestinians?
Jews and Christians fought for freedom and equality, just not for my people
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News How a California wildfire put an Orthodox school’s values to the test
The theme of the school’s annual freshman-senior retreat is passing the torch. This year they had to avoid the flames, too.
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