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Sukkot turns New York City into a playground for local Jews

The intermediate days of Sukkot, known as Chol Hamoed, have become a popular time for staycations for observant Jewish families.

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The Leonard Bernstein biopic ‘Maestro’ has been plagued by ‘Jewface’ controversy. Many Jewish fans don’t care.

At the film’s New York premiere, fans cared more about star and director Bradley Cooper’s plot lines than his prosthetic nose.

Brett Ratner

Disgraced Hollywood director Brett Ratner immigrates to Israel

Ratner posted a photo of his new immigrant passbook and captioned it with his name in Hebrew.

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United States

An avowed Holocaust denier is running for school board in Minnesota

Rep. Jamaal Bowman

Politics

NY Rep. Jamaal Bowman condemns his team for recommending calling GOP reps ‘Nazis’

Culture

Poor and working-class Jews are underrepresented in pop culture, new analysis argues

A Sukkot prayer service, organized by Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 3. 2023. (Screenshot)

Israel

Israeli minister holds Sukkot prayer service in Saudi Arabia amid warming ties

New York

A queer Israeli textile artist’s Lavender Diaspora sukkah explores identity in Brooklyn

Global

Displaced by ethnic violence, India’s Bnei Menashe Jews construct sukkahs nonetheless

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