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She converted during the pandemic. Israeli immigration officials say her Zoom course doesn’t count.

Isabella Vinci was ruled ineligible for immigration because her coursework was on Zoom, highlighting a gap between Diaspora practice and Israeli regulations.

A US military base canceled a children’s event celebrating a pioneering Jewish woman cyclist, citing DEI ban

The objectionable material was “Pedal Pusher,” a picture book about 19th-century cyclist Annie Cohen Kopchovsky.

A photo of a large group of ultra-orthodox men.

Thousands of haredi Orthodox Jews protest Israeli military draft in New York City

The demonstration highlighted Israel’s contentious debate over haredi military service.

After describing deal on ’60 Minutes,’ Witkoff and Kushner head to Israel as truce teeters

NY State Young Republicans chapter disbanded amid racist, antisemitic chat scandal

Palestinian man who allegedly participated in Oct. 7 attack on Israel arrested in Louisiana

What a forgotten synagogue dedication in 1825 Philadelphia can teach us today

Pro-Israel protesters outside Columbia University

Project Esther has shaped Trump’s antisemitism strategy. The Shofar Report is a liberal Jewish response.

Trump: ‘If Hamas continues to kill people … we will have no choice but to go in and kill them’

A photo of Myron Gaines speaking into a mic.

‘Fresh and Fit’ host Myron Gaines defends leaked GOP antisemitic group chat: ‘Yeah, we like Hitler’

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