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American-Jewish reggae singer Matisyahu spoke out against the organizers of a Spanish festival that canceled his performance because he refused to endorse Palestinian statehood. On his Facebook page Monday, a day after festival organizers announced that he was no longer invited to perform there, Matisyahu said the festival organizers had asked him “to write a […]

The battle lines are well drawn: Hundreds of Orthodox rabbis will converge on Washington Sept. 9 to rally at the U.S. Capitol against the Iranian nuclear agreement, while another 340 rabbis from all branches of Judaism signed onto a letter sent Monday to members of Congress supporting it. “We are deeply concerned with the impression […]

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