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Opinion Brandeis is ‘anything but’ bad for observant Jews
A recent Brandeis advertisement calling the school 'anything but Orthodox' offended observant students
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Opinion Pretending to be a gay Haredi man on TikTok does not help queer Orthodox Jews
Changing hearts and minds requires honest portrayals of Orthodox LGBTQ+ realities
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Fast Forward NJ mayor accused of antisemitism loses primary to candidate also accused of antisemitism
The town of Toms River has been embroiled in lawsuits over zoning laws that Orthodox Jews say are discriminatory
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News At an online Torah library, the people of the book confront book banning
In the face a new gender-sensitive translation of Bible, some Orthodox rabbis call for a boycott of Sefaria
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Opinion Is Midge Maisel my modern Orthodox neighbor?
The last season of ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ includes much needed observant Jewish visibility
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News That Jewish News Show: George Santos, a tragic suicide, and how SCOTUS could ease Shabbat observance
On this episode of ‘That Jewish News Show,’ the hosts discuss the Santos indictment, Herschel Siegel's suicide, and are joined by Michael A. Helfand to discuss the implications of Groff v. DeJoy
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Sports Why the yeshiva world is rooting against the Philadelphia 76ers this week
A big game might get in the way of a big party
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News Does the Orthodox ChatGPT think women can be rabbis?
What AI for the yeshiva world reveals about Orthodox Judaism
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