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Prosecutors push for 17-year sentence for mikvah-peeping rabbi

Barry Freundel, the former spiritual leader of the prominent Washington Orthodox synagogue Kesher Israel, pleaded guilty in February to 52 counts of misdemeanor voyeurism.

Arrest made in suspicious letters sent to Colorado JCC, synagogue

A 32-year-old man has been arrested for sending letters containing white powder that turned out to be “benign” to two Jewish organizations in Boulder, Colorado.

Borscht Belt! Big Screen!

Want to relive the first flutters of summer love while brushing up your Jewish comedy chops and finding out what happens to a chaise-lounge after a couple decades of exposure to the elements? Starting this Sunday, May 10, the National Yiddish Book Center gives you an excuse to take a trip to beautiful western Massachusetts: […]

Jeb Bush: I turn to George W. for Israel advice

Reform movement leader to Netanyahu: Preserve pluralism

12 U.S. lawmakers, European envoys joining ‘Solidarity Sabbath’

Parents of students bitten by sand flies in Israel sue trip sponsors

Senate nearly unanimous in backing bill mandating Iran deal review

At JTS, Cardinal Dolan says Catholic-Jewish relations are strong

Gang member turned Satmar Hasid sentenced to prison for impersonating cop

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