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Fast Forward Ukraine says it will not allow in Uman pilgrims for Rosh Hashanah
Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel exhorted Jews to pray for the war to end, but not to make their annual pilgrimage to Rabbi Nachman’s grave.
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Fast Forward Exiled from Russia, Pinchas Goldschmidt is formally out as Moscow’s chief rabbi after 29 years
An influential spiritual leader in much of Europe, he had left Russia following its invasion of Ukraine
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Fast Forward The Moishe House in Kyiv has become a safe haven during wartime
The house normally meant to engage young people in Jewish life has sheltered people fleeing violence and destruction.
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News Raised without Judaism, Ukraine’s Conservative rabbi now leads 5 Jewish communities through war
‘When I look at people in prayer nowadays, I see how sincere and soulful they are, especially when praying for peace,’ said Rabbi Reuven Stamov
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Fast Forward Zelenskyy says he is considering Israeli-style conscription in Q&A with Hebrew University students
The president also requested more support for Ukraine from Israel ‘because this is a joint sorrow’
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Culture Breaking the silence on the pogroms in Ukraine
Lisa Brahin recounts a harrowing family story, replete with inspiring heroism and unimaginable cruelty
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Fast Forward A chief rabbi in Ukraine denies sexual misconduct allegations
U.K. Jewish group cuts ties to European Jewish Congress over claims against its treasurer, Yaakov Dov Bleich.
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Fast Forward Jake Tapper gave Zelenskyy matzah during Passover
The CNN anchor joked about his experience in Ukraine — and how the Ukrainian president wasn’t so amused by the matzah — on “The Late Night with Stephen Colbert.”
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