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Meet The Rabbi Who Led Yom Kippur Services In Saddam Hussein’s Palace

(JTA) — Near the start of the Iraq War in 2003, David Goldstrom found himself leading a Yom Kippur service for about 50 soldiers in one of Saddam Hussein’s former palaces in Tikrit, Iraq. The prayer books and shawls came from his own supply. The Torah scroll was donated by a synagogue in Baltimore. Goldstrom […]

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Legal Implications of Religious Divorce

An exploration of Gett Refusal from a legal, social, and historical perspective

Brazilian Soccer Team Wore Stars Of David On Jerseys As Tribute To Kristallnacht

SAO PAULO (JTA) — Players for one of Brazil’s most popular soccer teams wore Stars of David on their jerseys on Wednesday to remember Kristallnacht, or the 1938 Nazi pogrom that most mark as the beginning of the Holocaust. The Corinthians team’s players took the field with yellow stars embroidered above the club’s logo. Some 22,000 […]

In The Heart Of NY, Pop-Up Education Center Revives Extinguished Rhodes Jewry

Autism, Higher Education and Accommodations: A Mother’s Wish

Two Plead Guilty To Spying In US For Iran

What’s Going On In NYC This Week (Nov 8-17)

Democratic Threats To Israel Aid: Pandering Without Principle

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The Debate Over Aid To Israel Rattles Pro-Israel Democrats

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