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She converted during the pandemic. Israeli immigration officials say her Zoom course doesn’t count

Isabella Vinci was ruled ineligible for immigration because her coursework was on Zoom, highlighting a gap between Diaspora practice and Israeli regulations.

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My Jewish studies students aren’t talking about Israel or antisemitism. They told me why.

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Prominent NYC rabbi urges congregants to vote against Zohran Mamdani in Shabbat sermon

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Fox News poll shows Mamdani crossing 50% for the first time, but Cuomo has the edge with Jewish voters

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Palestinian man who allegedly participated in Oct. 7 attack on Israel arrested in Louisiana

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Far-right UK activist Tommy Robinson visits Israel on invite of Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli

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Jewish fears about Zohran Mamdani reveal more about us than about him — and it’s a problem

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We need a ‘Great Schlep’ from Park Avenue to Park Slope to turn out Jews against Zohran Mamdani

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What a forgotten synagogue dedication in 1825 Philadelphia can teach us today

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Project Esther has shaped Trump’s antisemitism strategy. The Shofar Report is a liberal Jewish response.

Susan Stamberg receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Susan Stamberg, iconic Jewish ‘founding mother’ of NPR, dies at 87

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BBC penalized after failing to identify narrator in Gaza documentary as son of Hamas minister

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As Greenpoint’s Jewish community grows, so does this shul’s Hebrew school

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How the Israeli scouts became a refuge for Jewish teens in a post-Oct. 7 world

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At a book-lovers’ mecca, a celebration of illuminated manuscripts from the Jewish Diaspora

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British PM denounces ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at upcoming Aston Villa soccer match

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Trump: ‘If Hamas continues to kill people … we will have no choice but to go in and kill them’

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‘Fresh and Fit’ host Myron Gaines defends leaked GOP antisemitic group chat: ‘Yeah, we like Hitler’

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Fearless or foolish? Michael Roth, Wesleyan’s Jewish president, stands apart in opposing Trump’s campus policies

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She converted during the pandemic. Israeli immigration officials say her Zoom course doesn’t count

My Jewish studies students aren’t talking about Israel or antisemitism. They told me why.

NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL RACE

Prominent NYC rabbi urges congregants to vote against Zohran Mamdani in Shabbat sermon

Fox News poll shows Mamdani crossing 50% for the first time, but Cuomo has the edge with Jewish voters

Mamdani says Hamas should ‘lay down their arms’ as Israel, Gaza and antisemitism reign in NYC mayoral debate

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NY State Young Republicans chapter disbanded amid racist, antisemitic chat scandal

Palestinian man who allegedly participated in Oct. 7 attack on Israel arrested in Louisiana

Far-right UK activist Tommy Robinson visits Israel on invite of Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli

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Jewish fears about Zohran Mamdani reveal more about us than about him — and it’s a problem

We need a ‘Great Schlep’ from Park Avenue to Park Slope to turn out Jews against Zohran Mamdani

What a forgotten synagogue dedication in 1825 Philadelphia can teach us today

Project Esther has shaped Trump’s antisemitism strategy. The Shofar Report is a liberal Jewish response.

Susan Stamberg, iconic Jewish ‘founding mother’ of NPR, dies at 87

BBC penalized after failing to identify narrator in Gaza documentary as son of Hamas minister

New York Jewish Week

As Greenpoint’s Jewish community grows, so does this shul’s Hebrew school

How the Israeli scouts became a refuge for Jewish teens in a post-Oct. 7 world

At a book-lovers’ mecca, a celebration of illuminated manuscripts from the Jewish Diaspora

British PM denounces ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at upcoming Aston Villa soccer match

Trump: ‘If Hamas continues to kill people … we will have no choice but to go in and kill them’

‘Fresh and Fit’ host Myron Gaines defends leaked GOP antisemitic group chat: ‘Yeah, we like Hitler’

Fearless or foolish? Michael Roth, Wesleyan’s Jewish president, stands apart in opposing Trump’s campus policies

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Chabad Committee Formed to Help Rubashkin Defense

New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty in Spy Case

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