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Jewish and Muslim comedians team up to turn tension into titters

“Comedy for Peace” is one of the Jewish highlights of the New York Comedy Festival, which also includes shows by Alex Edelman, Alex Borstein and Anna Roisman.

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Ye meets with Orthodox celebrity rabbi, says he wants to ‘make amends’ after antisemitic outbursts

The meeting came months after Ye declared on X that he was “done with antisemitism.”

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Conversion isn’t a solo act. So why is the rabbi in ‘Nobody Wants This’ acting alone?

A rabbi who has helped more than 750 people become Jews says the Netflix hit succeeds despite its flaws.

Controversial Israeli film ‘The Sea’ makes its North American premiere in NYC

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This Reform rabbi is one of 456 competitors on Season 2 of Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’

Cantors and musicians perform at the annual Hanukkah event of the Royal Concert Hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Dec. 22, 2019. (Eduardus Lee)

Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall cancels annual Hanukkah concert, citing singer’s IDF ties

Yitzhak Rabin was killed 30 years ago this week. Has the Jewish world forgotten?

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Hannah Senesh’s example of Jewish pride and sacrifice gains renewed attention in our anxious era

Yad Vashem says it has identified 5 million Holocaust victims: ‘Behind each name is a life that mattered’

How Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin find grace in their shattered world

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