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White House officials met with beaten Palestinian-American teen

National Security Council staffers met last month with Tariq Khdeir and his family, CNN reported this week.

New details show mikvah-peeping rabbi had extramarital sexual encounters

Recently filed court documents offer new details about Rabbi Barry Freundel’s crimes of voyeurism and his life since his arrest last fall.

New cohort of clergy tests Orthodox readiness for women rabbis

Next month, Yeshivat Maharat will double the number of Orthodox clergywomen in the field, but it’s not clear they can overcome Orthodox unease about women rabbis.

With House set to approve Iran deal, options to shape outcome remote

Streit’s Lower East Side factory building sells for $30.5 million

Ex-Hadassah chapter treasurer goes to court for stealing from Illinois branch

Israeli Air Force, particularly its scrappy beginnings, inspires 3 films

For Netanyahu and Obama, mistrust is personal — and cynical

Man charged in extorting Boston-area rabbi having affair with teen

1 in 6 Jews are new to Judaism – and 9 other new Pew findings

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