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A struggling Manhattan congregation’s attempt to keep its doors open may have been dealt a final blow Tuesday when a judge sided with the building owner, upholding an eviction notice. The 16th Street Synagogue has struggled since the National Council of Young Israel sold the building a decade ago to developers who want to create […]

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Editor’s Note: This is an updated version of an article posted Jan. 4, which contained some errors. Overall day school enrollment outside the fervently Orthodox yeshiva world was relatively stable this year, despite concerns that the economy would spur sharp declines. According to a newly released census of 2012-13 enrollment conducted by Marvin Schick, a […]

For some people, sports is a religion. Others like to combine their love of both, which has led to the proliferation of team emblems on kipot, mostly worn by kids and teens and sold at many Judaica stores — in spite of the fact that unauthorized emblems violate copyright law. Now, baseball and basketball fans […]

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