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Pope Francis

Israel’s Chief Rabbinate calls on Pope Francis to clarify comments on Torah and Jewish law

A letter from the rabbinate to the Vatican said the pope’s comments could lead Catholic listeners to “derogatory conclusions” about Jews.

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Renovation works at the Jewish cemetery in Sataniv, Ukraine in 2021. (Dmitry Polyukhovich/Jewish Heritage Europe)

Jewish group renovating a Jewish cemetery in Ukraine accused of damaging headstones

Jewish heritage experts said tombstones at the Sataniv cemetery were separated from the human remains they were erected to mark.

Cafe Escobar's new font. (Cafe Escobar)

Owners of Ukrainian cafe housed in a former synagogue say logo resembling Nazi symbol was a ‘font gone wrong’ mistake

Cafe Escobar said it waded inadvertently into a political landmine by adding two lightning bolts symbolizing energy to promote its coffee.

Refugees arriving at an airport; a girl clutches a Mickey Mouse doll

United States

Jewish social services groups kick into high gear as Afghan refugees begin to arrive in US

iyad shalabi

Israel

Israeli-Arab swimmer wins gold at Tokyo Paralympics, makes history

Yair Lapid

Analysis

Yair Lapid says the Holocaust ‘defined’ him. That’s adding fuel to the fire in Israel-Poland relations.

Fort Lee New Jersey religious discrimination

New York

New Jersey condo to resume Shabbat elevator service after settling with residents who sued

United States

Naftali Bennett: Israel will neither annex territory nor establish a Palestinian state while I am prime minister

Global

Hackers threaten online shiva for Brazilian Jewish educator: ‘I’ll enter synagogues and kill everyone’

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