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Jewish voters play key role in NY House races, but number of Jewish members of Congress will drop
With Republican takeover of the Senate, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will likely be a leading opposition figure to second Trump administration
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Rabbi Burt Jacobson, social activist and founder of Bay Area Renewal synagogue, dies at 87
He created a full-fledged, multi-generational synagogue for a counter-cultural Jewish movement
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The untold story of the worst attack on Jews in NYC history: Was there a conspiracy?
30 years later, the mother of the Lubavitcher boy who was murdered is still angry, still mourning and still seeking justice — and the truth
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‘We have to cover history accurately’: Oklahoma superintendent explains why he’s forcing schools to teach the Bible
A rabbi who is an expert on law and religion said there is a legal loophole which may make this constitutional
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Hadar’s new plan has it minting rabbis, opening synagogues and sending teens to Israel. Is it a denomination now?
The traditional egalitarian flagship aims to present “a strong religious vision that has all the entire Jewish community as its audience,” co-founder Rabbi Ethan Tucker said
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Legal scholar Noah Feldman on the 10 Commandments, Christian nationalism and the Jewish future of church and state
A push for religious symbols in the public square is “bad for having a culture in which lots of different religious traditions including Judaism are allowed to flourish"
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Sports The Jewish Sport Report: This Jewish hockey star will be a top-10 NHL draft pick
Zeev Buium, whose parents and extended family are Israeli, made his NCAA DI debut on Oct. 7, hours after news broke of Hamas’ attack
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The messy truth behind a viral video showing violence around anti-Israel protest at an LA synagogue
A lesson in media literacy for the age of WhatsApp and Instagram
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In Israel, a new habit: Attending funerals of fallen soldiers you do not know
“There’s an aspect of death in Israel that is communal”
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Sports Meet Zeev Buium, who could be the NHL’s next Jewish superstar
Buium, whose parents are Israeli, is expected to be chosen in the top 10 in this week’s NHL Draft in Las Vegas
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‘Non-Zionary’: How some queer Jews are wrestling with Israel
“While I'm a raging Zionist,” said Blake Fonberg, who organizes Shabbat dinners for queer Jews, “it's important to create a space for Jews who aren’t Zionists.”
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The Forward is targeted by Russian disinformation campaign around Israel
Investigation finds fake articles aiming to discredit Biden and Netanyahu shared by thousands of bots on X
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