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El Al Flight Attendant Dies 4 Months After Contracting Measles On Plane From NY

43-year-old Rotem Amitai, who had been vaccinated with 1 dose out of the recommended 2, becomes 3rd fatality in recent outbreak of highly contagious disease.

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Diverse But Not Divisive: A Post-Tishah B’Av Prayer

On Erev Tishah B’Av I chose to hear the somber recitation of Eichah, the Book of Lamentations, at the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Given the incessant demonization and divisiveness that endangers our world, our nations, and the Jewish people, I wanted to begin my observance of this day […]

Remembering My Mother: A Tribute

In the 1930s, it was common for children born with severe disabilities to be institutionalized. But Dorothy Franklin’s parents took her home and she became a resilient adult.

A New Shabbos Nachamu Tradition

A Small Jewish Community Hangs On, With Pride, In Mumbai

40 Jews Arrested In New York City Protesting Amazon’s Ties With ICE

Power Of The Jewish Community

In Time For Tu B’av, Dating Advice From The Experts

He Almost Didn’t Go, She Almost Didn’t Go, They’re Getting Married In A Month.

ADL Says White Supremacists Committed At Least 73 Murders Since Charlottesville

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