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The Pew study cheat sheet: 10 key conclusions from the new survey of American Jews

Here are the big takeaways from the Pew Research Center’s first new study on American Jews in nearly a decade.

Ideas

I couldn’t go back to school. So I started a farm to connect with my Jewish values.

Twin sisters, filled with their father’s stories of growing up on a farm, are turning his 40-year-old vision of creating a perennial farm into reality.

This Hungarian coffee cake is even better than babka

The origins of this delicious “monkey bread” are rooted in the immigrant Hungarian Jewish community that came to the United States.

What will it take for me to go back to synagogue?

Author and journalist Noémie Halioua. (Hannah Assouline/Editions du Cerf)

‘We are on our own’: French Jews on why they are protesting over Sarah Halimi, in their own words

This Brazilian musician is shining a light on the intersection of sexuality and Judaism

How to make matbucha, a delicious North African tomato and pepper dip

Israelis have turned Lag b’Omer into a nationwide party. Here’s how they celebrate.

The Arab town of Bartaa straddles Israel’s West Bank border. That has consequences for vaccine eligibility.

Israeli artist sets Guinness World Record for longest megillah scroll

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