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Want to pray with a synagogue minyan? Sign this COVID-19 waiver first.

Many synagogues hosting small, in-person prayer services are requiring congregants to sign away their right to sue if they catch the coronavirus.

Rabbi injured in Poway shooting pleads guilty to tax fraud

Goldstein pleaded guilty Tuesday in a scheme that enabled donors to his synagogue to get the bulk of their money back but still claim a tax deduction.

Orthodox Jewish man says he was beaten in Brooklyn by 3 men after he responded to their anti-Semitic slurs

His finger was broken and he needed stitches to his face.

4 Jewish teens robbed at Baltimore mall say they were targeted for their religion

Nick Cannon walks back video containing anti-Semitic statements but does not apologize

Bari Weiss, opinion editor with anti-Semitism focus, resigns from The New York Times

After digitizing the Talmud, Sefaria seeks to do the same to democracy

Synagogues closed again in California following new statewide restrictions responding to rise in coronavirus cases

Federal judge rejects $19 million settlement with Harvey Weinstein accusers

George Soros’ foundation to spend $220 million to support Black groups advocating for racial justice

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