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The New York Jewish Week is the home of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s New York coverage.

I’m On a Mission To Destigmatize Mental Health

Founder of No Shame On U, a non-profit aimed at normalizing the mental health conversation, opens up about her struggles with depression.

Religious-Secular Culture Wars Heating Up Anew

Contentious issues over charedi draft deferments, kashrut standards, prayer at the Wall and blacklisted rabbis.

For First Time Since WWII, A Far-Right Party Will Be In The German Parliament

JTA — Jewish leaders congratulated Angela Merkel on her election to a fourth term as German chancellor, while decrying the rise of Germany’s newest right-wing populist party, which for the first time will enter the national parliament. The Alternative for Germany Party, or AfD – founded in 2013 – came in third, with 13.1 percent of […]

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