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A child holds a sticker she received after getting a COVID-19 vaccine

Jewish day schools rushed to hold vaccine drives. Mandates may come more slowly.

A few Jewish day schools have set vaccination deadlines for young children. More are sticking to encouragement for now. And a few have said nothing at all.

Fox News host says Christmas trees are about Jesus — and Hanukkah

Jesus apparently attended a Hanukkah party, but the New Testament does not report any burned trees at the event.

German broadcaster will probe antisemitism allegations against Arabic-language staff

Four of its employees and one freelancer a tDeutsche Welle allegedly made social media comments that downplay the Holocaust and promote antisemitism.

United States

This Jewish artist’s tarot card deck is inspired by Torah and ecology

rabbis and Israeli on stage at a synagogue

United States

In New York, Israeli minister promises progress on Western Wall’s non-Orthodox prayer space

United States

17 BDS resolutions considered and 11 passed at US colleges last year, per ADL report

Culture

Jews were the creative forces behind ‘West Side Story’ decades ago and today. Should they be?

New York

Former champ Yuri Foreman is now the ‘Vegan Boxing Rabbi,’ certifying kosher doughnuts

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