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For the first time ever, Stockholm has a Swedish-born rabbi

“It’s fun for people that it’s someone they can relate to,” said Rabbi Mattias Amster, who opened up about his journey and Jewish life in his native land.

A tram featuring Star of David stickers pulls up to a halt in Cologne, Germany on Oct. 21, 2020. (Courtesy of Synagogue Community Cologne)

Tram in Cologne, Germany gets giant Star of David and ‘shalom’ stickers to celebrate 1,700 years of German Jewish life

It “is a sign against anti-Semitism and against racism,” the association behind the move wrote.

In Israel, some journalists are being attacked while covering haredi Orthodox communities during COVID-19

As members of Israel’s haredi Orthodox minority increasingly blame the media for their ills, things are getting violent.

The global proportion of Jews living in Europe is as low as it was 1,000 years ago. And the future there doesn’t look bright.

In Argentina, a Jewish businessman starts a kosher meat price war

Some queer Jews are finding meaning in the laws of family purity, traditionally observed by married Orthodox couples

Jewish Journal of Los Angeles ceases print edition

Following Facebook, Twitter will now ban Holocaust denial

Rabbi Art Green (still) believes Hasidic ideas are key to a vibrant modern Judaism

Israel begins to lift lockdown restrictions as tensions over enforcement mount

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