United States

Israeli professor shouted down at U. of Minnesota

The protesters shouted denunciations of Israel, delaying the speech by NYU’s Moshe Halbertal for 30 minutes, before being escorted out of the lecture hall.

Forbes ranks Janet Yellen, Zuckerberg and Netanyahu among world’s ‘most powerful’

Russian President Vladmir Putin topped a list that included three other Jews in the top 50: Lloyd Blankfein, Sergey Brin and Michael Bloomberg.

Reform movement set to pass resolution affirming transgender rights

The Union for Reform Judaism will vote at its biennial conference on a resolution being called the most extensive on transgender rights of any major religious organization.

Donald Trump retweets image of Jeb Bush and Nazi flag

Kerry calls for commitment to Rabin’s peace vision on 20th anniversary of assassination

Jewish ambulance volunteer stabbed in neck in Brooklyn

Pew survey: 57% of US Jews eat pork, Torah study grows

What Jews with disabilities can teach the rest of us

Accused murderer of estranged wife allegedly confessed to girlfriend

Harvard starting Jewish and Israeli law program

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