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Silhouette of a young girl reading from bible in sunset light.

Modern Orthodox and traditional teen girls find their voices through egalitarian prayer

Taking on more roles in synagogue means “I have more of a say in how things work,” says a graduate of a progressive all-girls high school in Jerusalem.

Sen. Jeff Merkley invokes Easter to condemn ‘Netanyahu’s indiscriminate bombing of Gaza,’ drawing condemnation

Citing Jesus’s saying , “Blessed are the peacemakers,” the Oregon Democrat said, “let’s push Team Biden to do better. More aid. No bombs.”

Thousands attend an antigovernment protest outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on March 31, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Protests against Netanyahu escalate in Israel as thousands mass in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

The protests took aim at the Knesset’s decision to begin a six-week recess while Israelis are still held hostage in Gaza.

Israel

Should haredi Orthodox Jews serve in the Israeli army? The debate could collapse Israel’s government.

Global

In the Spanish town of León, locals toast Easter with a ‘Kill Jews’ cocktail

Al Gore speaks at Sen. Joe Lieberman's funeral in Stamford, Connecticut, March 29, 2024. (Luke Tress)

United States

Al Gore, hundreds of mourners hail ‘supreme mensch’ Joe Lieberman at pioneering Jewish politician’s funeral

Politics

House Democratic leaders endorse Israel critic Jamaal Bowman, days after Jewish Dems’ group backs his challenger

Sports

The Jewish Sport Report: 2024 is officially the year of Zach Hyman and Domantas Sabonis

United States

Some Jewish summer camps are facing pressure to rethink — or even fully scrap — their Israel activities

New York

Legendary comedy club Stand Up NY leaves Upper West Side and opens a Times Square outpost

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