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150-year-old time capsule found in a wall of oldest synagogue in British city

Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative religious judge, to replace Ginsburg on the Supreme Court

Barrett’s confirmation hearings in the Senate will be closely watched by Jewish groups who are invested in the tensions between discrimination protections and religious freedoms.

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‘Tehran’ is a groundbreaking Israeli spy show about immigrant identity

Mordechai and Sheindle Sova were shot in 1941 on a central street of Kyiv, Ukraine and buried in a ditch after they ignored the order to gather to be murdered at Babyn Yar. (Courtesy of Igor Kulakov and the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center.)

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Nearly 80 years after the Babyn Yar massacre, Ukrainian researchers lift victims out of anonymity

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Jewish woman who helped take down sex-trafficking ring in 1930s honored in Buenos Aires

Michael Oren speaks at Bar-Ilan University in Israel in 2014. (Yoni Reif)

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Michael Oren published a book of short stories. He’s more worried about the future of literature than democracy.

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NYC vows to crack down if COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Orthodox neighborhoods

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Meet the top 15 Jewish political donors in this election cycle

By Ron Kampeas September 24, 2020 6:31 pm

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Avoiding politics is a political act, no matter what Rabbi Jonathan Sacks says

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Not feeling it in Zoom synagogue? Going outside could help.

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Hasidic Jews have rebbes. Secular Jews have RBG.

Insayno sings in a video clip from 2013 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (Insayno/YouTube)

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Dutch city names as its resident poet a rapper who called the Holocaust a ‘cover-up for dumb sheep’

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 24, 2020 6:11 pm

Health

Messages in Jewish New York City school parent chats advise against COVID testing to prevent shutdowns

By Shira Hanau September 24, 2020 4:12 pm

Lifestyle

An Orthodox Jewish multiracial family in Montana wants to break taboos about adoption

By Josefin Dolsten September 24, 2020 3:59 pm

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Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative religious judge, to replace Ginsburg on the Supreme Court

Want to attend an online Yom Kippur service? Here are some options, based on your interests.

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‘Tehran’ is a groundbreaking Israeli spy show about immigrant identity

Nearly 80 years after the Babyn Yar massacre, Ukrainian researchers lift victims out of anonymity

Jewish woman who helped take down sex-trafficking ring in 1930s honored in Buenos Aires

Michael Oren published a book of short stories. He’s more worried about the future of literature than democracy.

NYC vows to crack down if COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Orthodox neighborhoods

Meet the top 15 Jewish political donors in this election cycle

OPINION

Avoiding politics is a political act, no matter what Rabbi Jonathan Sacks says

Not feeling it in Zoom synagogue? Going outside could help.

Hasidic Jews have rebbes. Secular Jews have RBG.

Dutch city names as its resident poet a rapper who called the Holocaust a ‘cover-up for dumb sheep’

Messages in Jewish New York City school parent chats advise against COVID testing to prevent shutdowns

An Orthodox Jewish multiracial family in Montana wants to break taboos about adoption

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