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Cantor Philip Sherman, the ‘busiest mohel in New York,’ dies at 67

Sherman boasted of being the only motorcycle-riding rabbi in the actors union — and of having once performed 11 circumcisions in a single day.

At Chosen Comedy Festival in Brooklyn, comics lean into nuances of identity

Thousands flock to a night of comedy that celebrated the many faces of Jewish belonging.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong

Australia will refer to West Bank as ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’ in policy change

The Zionist Federation of Australia and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry issued a joint statement calling the change “inaccurate, ahistorical and counterproductive.”

New York

Yeshiva University, a pillar of Orthodox Judaism, launches master’s program for Christian students

Culture

David Corenswet is the first Jewish actor to play Superman in a blockbuster

Obituaries

Nechama Tec, survivor whose book about the Bielski partisans inspired the Daniel Craig film ‘Defiance,’ dies at 92

United States

Man allegedly brandishes machete while driving by Jewish camp funded by Kars4Kids

Politics

Liberal Jewish scholars, leaders urge increased focus on Palestinians in protests of Israeli judicial overhaul

Jamie Foxx, pictured in March 2023.(Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)

United States

In antisemitism discourse around Jamie Foxx’s ‘Jesus’ post, evidence of a ‘culture clash’

New York

3 Jewish staffers in New York City and State offices launch new meetup for people like them

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