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Marijuana plants seized from Argentine synagogue’s courtyard

No one involved with the synagogue was responsible.

By JTA Staff November 23, 2020 3:32 pm

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.

November 23, 2020 1:22 pm

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

“I’m going to trust that this is a community that’s going to look out for each other,” one mother said, hoping other parents take the pandemic as seriously as she does.

November 23, 2020 11:51 am

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

By JTA Staff November 23, 2020 11:43 am

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

By Ron Kampeas November 20, 2020 5:03 pm

A new documentary about George Soros, pictured above giving an interview in the film's trailer, has been called a 'hagiography.' (Screenshot)

‘Soros’ documentary gets negative reviews

By Ben Sales November 20, 2020 3:40 pm

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

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

By Cnaan Liphshiz November 20, 2020 2:56 pm

750 Jewish and Holocaust scholars sign petition protesting far-right politician tapped to lead Yad Vashem

By Ben Sales November 19, 2020 12:52 pm

Meet Rick Doblin, the Jewish psychedelics advocate working to turn a club drug into legal medicine

By Ben Harris November 19, 2020 12:04 pm

Black Jewish novelist Walter Mosley honored with National Book Foundation’s lifetime achievement award

By Emily Burack November 19, 2020 10:25 am

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