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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, first Jewish woman to serve on Supreme Court, dies at 87

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Shortened shofar blasts and last-minute sermon tweaks: How Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death changed Rosh Hashanah services

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2 UPenn kosher chefs lost their jobs because of COVID. Now they’re opening a kosher food truck to help the needy.

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A woman from the Bulgarian Jewish community attends a commemoration ceremony at Sofia's synagogue on March 10, 2013 (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

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What Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg taught us about the gift of time

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‘Who by fire?’ isn’t just a metaphor this year — but we still have time to change course

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Why is the Reform movement forcing me to choose between my interfaith relationship and rabbinical school?

Harris Faulkner (left) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Fox News on Wednesday, September 16. (Screenshot)

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A Fox show called out Newt Gingrich for his George Soros rhetoric. Then its host apologized.

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One Zoom employee saved High Holidays streaming for 300 synagogues

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This Holocaust trauma thriller involved a Jewish character at first. Its Israeli director made the character Roma.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, first Jewish woman to serve on Supreme Court, dies at 87

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Shortened shofar blasts and last-minute sermon tweaks: How Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death changed Rosh Hashanah services

‘Schitt’s Creek’ sweeps the 2020 Emmys and makes history

2 UPenn kosher chefs lost their jobs because of COVID. Now they’re opening a kosher food truck to help the needy.

Offline and in synagogue: How Orthodox Jews learned about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death

Coronavirus crisis is testing the resilience of Europe’s small Jewish communities

A tale of two High Holidays: Why Orthodox Jews are going to synagogue while everyone else is on Zoom

OPINION

What Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg taught us about the gift of time

‘Who by fire?’ isn’t just a metaphor this year — but we still have time to change course

Why is the Reform movement forcing me to choose between my interfaith relationship and rabbinical school?

A Fox show called out Newt Gingrich for his George Soros rhetoric. Then its host apologized.

One Zoom employee saved High Holidays streaming for 300 synagogues

This Holocaust trauma thriller involved a Jewish character at first. Its Israeli director made the character Roma.

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