Stewart Ain, an award-winning veteran journalist, covers the Jewish community. Follow him on Twitter @AinStewart or email [email protected].
Stewart Ain
By Stewart Ain
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News Jewish law forbids human composting, but for some Jews it’s the way to go
New York state could soon legalize the practice, which proponents tout as an ecologically responsible choice
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News Miami Beach wants to shut down this synagogue. Those who pray there say it’s not a synagogue.
City officials point to an industrial-size coffee urn and other evidence to show that a group of Jews is violating its zoning code
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Fast Forward Are Birthright participants more likely to marry Jews? A study says yes
A new study used data the Pew Research Center collected for its 2020 study of American Jews
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Fast Forward Netanyahu: Normalizing Israeli-Saudi relations would end the Arab-Israeli conflict
The next Israeli prime minister said an accord is in reach and would yield widespread peace
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Fast Forward Jewish camp cancels summer session after court denies religious exemption to zoning rules
'Who is the municipality to say it is not Jewish enough?' said David Black, the executive director of the Sid Jacobson JCC, which runs the Long Island camp
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News Why go to one synagogue service when you can go to many? Congregants confess their love of virtual shul hopping
Now Jews can daven across time zones and denominations, checking out services at multiple congregations over the course of a few hours
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News For fear of catching COVID, some synagogue members still plan on a virtual Rosh Hashanah
‘It’s like playing Russian roulette,’ said one congregant
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News Orthodox Jewish feminist group launches project to ease access to abortion
‘We are prioritizing women who need abortions,’ said Daphne Lazar Price, executive director of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance
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