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JERUSALEM, Dec. 9 (JTA) — An Israeli court decision striking down the current system of granting army deferrals to yeshiva students could exacerbate the religious-secular divide here and put further strain on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s already-tottering coalition. Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that a Defense Ministry deferral program which currently has approximately […]

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NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (JTA) — How many ways can Mickey Mouse celebrate Chanukah? Five different Mickey menorahs, licensed from Disney, are now available to answer that question. If you’re more into Winnie-the-Pooh, there are two colorful menorahs displaying the whole gang from the Hundred Acre Wood to choose between. And the latest this year […]

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 (JTA) — It was pretty mortifying, tripping over the life-size baby Jesus in an extravagant plastic Nativity scene at a Christmas party one year. And Freud says there are no “accidents.” As I went careening toward a platter of Santa cookies — leaving baby Jesus horribly askew — I was sure […]

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