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Where Biden’s secretary of state choice Tony Blinken stands on Jewish issues, from immigration to Israel

A Jewish guide to the nation’s next top diplomat, a pro-Israel centrist and interventionist who helped craft the Iran nuclear deal.

An Israeli El Al airplane flying the flags of Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, and bearing the word "peace" in Arabic, English and Hebrew, arrives at the Abu Dhabi airport after flying from Tel Aviv on August 31, 2020. (Karim Sahib/AFP via Getty Images)

Kosher hotels and authoritarianism: Israelis see attraction in easy UAE travel, but some have concerns

There’s the beach along with major sightseeing and retail attractions. There’s also a constitutional monarchy known for its repression of civil liberties.

2020 Vote Shows a ‘Vast’ Values Divide Among Orthodox Jews

Supporters of Trump and Biden are as polarized on the issues as the rest of the country.

Culture

For Jewish schools, Thanksgiving presents a new test of COVID rules and parent trust

Culture

Tell JTA: What are you thankful for this year? (We know it might be a hard question.)

Global

Prominent rabbis pray for Ukrainian President Zelensky, who is recovering from COVID-19

Culture

Jewish DC theater maven Ari Roth leaves second company in 6 years over Palestinian content issue

Gal Garber and Mathilde Lair preparing jachnun in their apartment in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Nov. 20, 2020. (Mathilde Lair)

Food

How homemade jachnun is giving a lifeline to European Jews in a second COVID wave

Politics

Janet Yellen, the Jewish former Fed chief, is on Biden’s treasury secretary short list. Here’s what to know about her.

Politics

Sarah Bloom Raskin is on Biden’s treasury secretary short list. Here’s what you need to know about her.

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