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Jewish weddings are back — and so are rising prices, staff shortages and lots of uncertainty

“Their marriage now is so much sweeter and holy,” said one rabbi who recently officiated at weddings that were postponed by nearly two years.

Alex Edelman’s new comedy show raises contentious questions about Jewish identity. He says that’s the point.

Edelman, the head writer for last year’s “Saturday Night Seder,” is performing an off-Broadway solo show centered on the time he attended a white nationalist meeting.

How a determined Jewish community helped bring home Danny Fenster, the journalist imprisoned in Myanmar

The Jews of Michigan, where Fenster grew up, were integral in the effort to secure his release.

Politics

Lawmakers launch bipartisan push to ease visa requirements for Israeli travelers

Global

Remains of 7 Jewish COVID-19 victims transferred from Morocco to Israel for reburial

Politics

As Republicans delay Deborah Lipstadt’s nomination, Biden names Aaron Keyak to be deputy antisemitism monitor

Israel

Israeli squash team says it will sue if it can’t compete in world championships in Malaysia next month

Liliana Segre attends a ceremony honoring people who saved Jews during the Holocaust in Milan, Italy March 05, 2021. (Alessandro Bremec/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Global

Italian politician apologizes for referring to Holocaust survivor by her Auschwitz tattoo number

Israel

An 11-year-old girl found a rare 2,000-year-old coin from time of the Jewish-Roman War in Jerusalem

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