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Sports Orthodox Jews navigate a World Series quandary: How to watch the games
It’s Yankees vs. Dodgers vs. Shabbat for Jews who observe
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Fast Forward What Eric Adams’ Jewish supporters and critics are saying after his indictment
Adams' connections in the Jewish community may assist him as he fights the charges and the political firestorm they have ignited
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Opinion I made aliyah right before Oct. 7. Here’s why I stayed.
To be truly Israeli means to live with danger every day — taking on that burden is a privilege
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Fast Forward A home run celebration unveils a Hebrew tattoo — with a typo
It’s all Greek to Mets third baseman Mark Vientos
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Fast Forward Event for left-wing magazine Jewish Currents finds a new home after public complaints over cancellation
Jewish Currents alleged that the event had been axed due to the magazine’s pro-Palestinian leanings. The original host denied that allegation.
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Fast Forward All New York district attorneys vow full prosecution of hate crimes amid rising antisemitism
More than 1,200 antisemitic incidents were recorded last year in New York, home to the largest Jewish population outside Israel
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Fast Forward Jamaal Bowman says AIPAC funders want to ‘destroy our democracy’ in debate with primary challenger George Latimer
Latimer also took shots at Bowman, accusing him of taking a one-sided 'anti-Israel approach.'
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Culture Could this be the most meaningful Holocaust memorial in New York?
In Riverside Park, a stone meant to be a placeholder for a grander memorial has become an unlikely gathering place for Bundist Holocaust survivors and their descendants
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Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
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Fast Forward Trump AG nominee Matt Gaetz has left a trail of antisemitic comments
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Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
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Fast Forward More than 55 Jewish groups come out against terrorism bill that could threaten nonprofits
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Fast Forward Why the Senate’s Israel vote matters, as Democrats divide on the Jewish state
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Fast Forward Jessica Tisch, Jewish public servant, appointed as commissioner of NYPD
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Fast Forward ‘A sense of wariness’ for many Jews when they see keffiyehs in public
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