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David Cicilline, Jewish progressive, is new chair of House Middle East subcommittee

Cicilline bested Brad Schneider, who was favored by some pro-Israel insiders because of his close ties to Jewish groups.

A White House summit tackles right-wing extremism with talk of security, hugs — and Christian forgiveness

The day was infused with a Christian sensibility, including a major theme about forgiving one’s attackers, and more than one speaker likened the event to “church.”

Orthodox Jewish groups are joining an evangelical Christian mailman’s Supreme Court case

An evangelical Christian mailman wants Sundays off. An array of Orthodox groups say he has a case.

Yom Kippur student absences could cost Michigan schools state funding

How an accidental activist became the ‘foreign minister of the Jewish people’

Jewish woman to be knighted for helping Sephardic Jews gain Spanish citizenship

‘Oh, to be in Awe again!’: US rabbis share their High Holiday messages

Reeling from Hurricane Fiona, Puerto Rican Jews prepare for a post-storm Rosh Hashanah — again

For the High Holidays in 2022, synagogues are getting back to normal — whatever that means

A Capitol Hill hearing on antisemitism and big tech turned acrimonious — and ended with warnings about legislation

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