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Meet the Yemeni-Jewish musician singing soulful Jewish R&B

You might not consider soulful R&B to fall under the umbrella of “Jewish music.” Jewish-Canadian singer-songwriter Erez Zobary is here to change that.

Ari Gold, yeshiva student-turned-pop star and LGBTQ icon, dies of cancer at 47

After what he called a “sheltered” Orthodox upbringing, Gold would go on to release seven albums and become close friends with other LGBTQ icons while working with homeless gay youth.

Russian-Israeli tennis player Aslan Karatsev makes history at the Australian Open

Karatsev, who has Jewish heritage and lived in Israel for nearly a decade as a child, has made it to the semifinals of his first grand slam tournament.