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Park East: Fired rabbi says accusations of synagogue coup are ‘completely unfounded, and personally hurtful’

Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt was fired two weeks ago from his post as assistant rabbi of Park East Synagogue, a wealthy Upper East Side congregation.

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss and local resident Lesley Williams/

The case for reparations, according to two Jews living in the first American city to offer them

Lesley Williams is a Black Jewish activist whose father was denied housing in Evanston because of the color of his skin. Daniel Biss, the grandson of a Holocaust survivor who received reparations from Germany, is Evanston’s mayor.

A pint of Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough ice cream

New York’s pension fund halts investments in Ben & Jerry’s parent company over Israel stance

The fund currently holds $111 million in shares of Unilever.

Pitcher Tyler Herron and catcher Ryan Lavarnway

Tyler Herron, former Team Israel pitcher, dies at 35

Biden’s Tree of Life anniversary statement used a term that worries parts of both the left and the right

Ted Cruz defends using a Nazi salute to protest COVID-19 public health measures

Democrats are trying to make antisemitism a key issue in the Virginia governor’s race — and next year’s midterms

As pandemic drove Judaism online, Chabad bet on more than $137 million in real estate

Jewitches founder Zo Jacobi on crystals background

The season of the Jewitch: Meet the occultists who blend witchcraft and Jewish folklore

Mort Sahl, Jewish comedian who fused stand-up with political satire and inspired the likes of Lenny Bruce, dies at 94

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