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Ideas

Israel’s Chief Rabbinate is a threat to Jewish unity and democracy

Misguided utterances about black people, monkeys and civil judges are symptoms of a coercive religious bureaucracy, writes the head of Hiddush-Freedom of Religion for Israel.

Alex Bregman is baseball’s next Jewish star

The 23-year-old infielder won World Series and World Baseball Classic titles last year. He also has a foundation for autistic kids.

Virginia Republicans remove party official who said only Christians should run for office

“Having a preference for Christians over non-Christians as political leaders is not bigoted,” Fredy Burgos had said in a Facebook post.

Health

Netanyahu released from hospital after having high fever

United States

San Francisco State president apologizes for anti-Semitism at university, says ‘Zionists welcome on campus’

Culture

Zach Braff is happy to be back on TV. ‘Scrubs’ fans should be, too.

Ideas

Israel, don’t shut the door in the faces of asylum seekers like me

Global

Some Jewish artifacts from Libya can still be brought into US, despite new import restrictions

Politics

Lawsuit pits Jewish fundraiser against Jewish lobbyist over Qatar and leaked emails

Watch

Want a SpielBurger? Carl’s Jr. chain named a burger after Steven Spielberg

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