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Fast Forward Will Scharf, co-founder of ‘Jews Against Soros,’ is Trump’s new White House staff secretary
Scharf faced antisemitic attacks during his failed run for Missouri attorney general
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A 13-year-old died by suicide. His mother borrows from a Jewish mourning ritual to save the lives of strangers.
With painted stones and an Instagram account, Anat Feldman sends messages of hope far from her home in Israel
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Israelis flock to this tiny town in Peru for vacation — and psychedelic spirituality
In Pisac, a town of 10,000 nestled in the Andes, Hebrew is often heard more consistently than English or local dialects
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Sports With MLB embroiled in Pride Night controversy, a pair of Jewish players speak up
After the Dodgers announced they would honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, other MLB players denounced the team
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‘The religious community’s treatment of LGBTQ people is abhorrent’
Mindy Levine has won two court cases to let her 8-year-old child Roee, who has identified as a boy from a very young age, remain in a religious school despite other parents’ objections
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Israel annexed West Bank’s largest park and ‘is turning it into a Disneyland’
Israel is developing the Nebi Samuel national park while ignoring its Palestinian villagers, who aren’t allowed to have plumbing or plant trees
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That Jewish News Show: A daring escape from Auschwitz and the White House antisemitism plan
On this episode of ‘That Jewish News Show,’ the hosts discuss the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism and Jonathan Freedland's new book, "The Escape Artist"
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Who won the debate over defining ‘antisemitism’ in new White House report?
For weeks, Jewish groups had been lobbying over the definition that national strategy to combat antisemitism would embrace
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An app that can generate 64,000 kosher cheesecake recipes aims to prove AI’s value for Orthodox Jews
Abraham Bree created CheesecakeWizard.ai to introduce the technology to his community, despite its ambivalence about the internet
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Jewish teens, led by Ezra Beinart, are gathering on Zoom to meet prominent Palestinians
A junior at a Jewish day school brings Palestinian perspectives to a community he says sorely lacks them
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Israel ‘mudslinging’ threatens to overshadow White House antisemitism strategy
Both sides say debate over what definition of antisemitism should be used is a waste of energy — but that hasn’t dampened the dispute
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Condoms and tikkun olam: An Orthodox woman strives to aid sex workers in Prague
Yael Schoultz’s Jewish faith is a core driver in her mission to help sex workers improve their lives
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