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Sandy Koufax famously didn’t pitch on Yom Kippur in 1965. But did he go to synagogue?

In 2013, I started AtoneNet, a space for public ritual confession. Here’s why I’m shutting it down.

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One year after Oct. 7, a Yom Kippur ritual of communal mourning takes on fresh meaning

I used to cringe at Rosh Hashanah ‘blessings’ cursing our enemies. Not this year.

Netflix’s ‘Nobody Wants This’ casually celebrates Judaism. I want a second season.

13 Jewish sites to visit at Open House New York Weekend

Judaica seller signs deal with feds to return Nazi-looted 16th-century Bible to Budapest seminary

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As Netanyahu pushes US to join fight against Iran, Biden tells Jewish leaders US ‘fully’ backs Israel’s right to defend itself

Brown University rejects pro-Palestinian protesters’ demand to divest from Israel

College campuses mark Oct. 7 anniversary with rallies and protests — but largely without confrontation

Jewish Life Stories: Columbia Hillel mourns Yakov Shapiro, 30, an Israeli emissary of ‘joy and warmth’

As Florida braces for Hurricane Milton, this rabbi is defying an evacuation order so he can help

Democratic poll shows 71% of Jewish voters across 7 swing states favor Kamala Harris

All the Jewish NHL players to watch in the 2024-2025 season

Columbia pro-Palestinian group endorses violence and walks back apology for student who said ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live’

Antisemitic hate crimes in NYC have surged this year, according to police data

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