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On Friday nights, a Brooklyn restaurant creates a Tel Aviv-style Shabbat experience

Mesiba, an Israeli hotspot in Williamsburg, collaborates with a different chef or influencer each week to welcome the Sabbath in unique and delicious ways.

Pro-Palestinian protesters near Columbia University in Manhattan, February 2, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Charges dismissed against Reuven Kahane, NY rabbi and developer accused of hitting Columbia protesters with his car

Prosecutors drop charges in incident that drew widespread attention as university protests rocked Columbia campus.

Drought in NYC could put a damper on public Hanukkah menorah lightings

As a drought warning puts the kibosh on fire permits in the city, rabbis who kindle public menorahs are hoping for a Hanukkah miracle.

United States

Cornell president’s leaked criticism of Gaza class prompts new row over academic freedom

Israel

Israel’s military is acknowledging that soldiers’ helmets and body armor may be unsafe

Voting stickers at a polling station in Green Bay, Wisconsin, April 2, 2024. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Politics

One month after Election Day, here’s what we know about how Jews voted

Politics

Trump names Adam Boehler, former Abraham Accords negotiator as top hostages official

New York

The Other Israel Film Festival, spotlighting ‘marginalized voices’ in the country, is back in NYC this year with a hopeful message

Politics

Chuck Schumer reelected head of Senate Democrats — but this time as minority leader

United States

Trump picks Jewish space adventurer Jared Isaacman to head NASA

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