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Using menorah from Argentina’s Milei, Volodymyr Zelensky lights Hanukkah candles with Ukrainian rabbis

Using menorah from Argentina’s Milei, Volodymyr Ze...

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10 things Jewish New York lost in 2024

10 things Jewish New York lost in 2024

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US ambassador to Israel calls Gaza famine warning ‘inaccurate,’ prompting review

US ambassador to Israel calls Gaza famine warning ...

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RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Israel has a decade of lessons to offer.

RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Isra...

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From ‘A Real Pain’ to ‘The Brutalist’ and beyond, Jewish movies were everywhere in 2024. What does it mean?

From ‘A Real Pain’ to ‘The Brutalist’ and beyond, ...

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8 incredible things to do during Hanukkah in NYC this year

8 incredible things to do during Hanukkah in NYC t...

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8 candles, 80 opinions: The many meanings of an American Hanukkah

8 candles, 80 opinions: The many meanings of an Am...

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2 Bay Area House reps face class-action suit for supporting Israel aid

2 Bay Area House reps face class-action suit for s...

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What my relatives’ Christmas celebrations taught me about observing Hanukkah

What my relatives’ Christmas celebrations taught m...

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What my relatives’ Christmas celebrations taught me about observing Hannukah

What my relatives’ Christmas celebrations taught m...

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Broadway stars celebrate Hanukkah in Times Square

Broadway stars celebrate Hanukkah in Times Square

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The top 10 Jewish sports moments of 2024, from Jessica Fox’s Olympic dominance to Sam Salz’s historic college football debut

The top 10 Jewish sports moments of 2024, from Jes...

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Tree of Life murderer is one of three death row inmates exempted from Biden’s commutation order

Tree of Life murderer is one of three death row in...

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JD Vance appears to defend Germany’s far-right AfD party

JD Vance appears to defend Germany’s far-right AfD...

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Guatemalan authorities take 160 minors from extremist Lev Tahor sect after abuse allegations

Guatemalan authorities take 160 minors from extrem...

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Timothée Chalamet doesn’t talk much about his Judaism. But it turns out his grandfather was an important Jewish writer from the Bronx.

Timothée Chalamet doesn’t talk much about his Juda...

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What’s everybody reading? Readers suggest the defining Jewish books of the 21st century

What’s everybody reading? Readers suggest the defi...

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Department of Ed resolves Title VI antisemitism complaints against 5 U of California campuses, U of Cincinnati

Department of Ed resolves Title VI antisemitism co...

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Israel investigating suspected settler attack on West Bank mosque

Israel investigating suspected settler attack on W...

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Toronto Jewish girls’ school targeted by gunfire for 3rd time this year

Toronto Jewish girls’ school targeted by gunfire f...

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The Jewish Sport Report: This Israeli star led Vermont to its first-ever NCAA soccer championship

The Jewish Sport Report: This Israeli star led Ver...

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Rebecca Makkai, whose grandfather drafted a Nazi-era antisemitic law, is writing a novel about the rise of fascism

Rebecca Makkai, whose grandfather drafted a Nazi-e...

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Elon Musk endorses far-right German party: ‘Only the AfD can save Germany’

Elon Musk endorses far-right German party: ‘Only t...

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Israelis are increasingly heading to Cyprus — and not just for vacation or to get married

Israelis are increasingly heading to Cyprus — and ...

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Elbow Bread on the Lower East Side turns out old-school Jewish baked goods with a modern twist

Elbow Bread on the Lower East Side turns out old-s...

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Vladimir Putin accuses ‘ethnic Jews’ of tearing apart the Russian Orthodox Church

Vladimir Putin accuses ‘ethnic Jews’ of tearing ap...

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GOP-led congressional report on campus antisemitism recommends cutting funds to universities that boycott Israel

GOP-led congressional report on campus antisemitis...

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Estonian university cuts ties with Israeli institution, drawing government rebuke

Estonian university cuts ties with Israeli institu...

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Tel Aviv-area school hit by Houthi missile fired from Yemen

Tel Aviv-area school hit by Houthi missile fired f...

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Sufganiyot in the city: Where to get Hanukkah donuts in NYC this year

Sufganiyot in the city: Where to get Hanukkah donu...

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Montreal synagogue firebombed for the 2nd time in just over a year

Montreal synagogue firebombed for the 2nd time in ...

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18 notable Jews who died in 2024

18 notable Jews who died in 2024

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Hanukkah’s arrival on Christmas Day renews ‘Chrismukkah’ deliberations for interfaith families

Hanukkah’s arrival on Christmas Day renews ‘Chrism...

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Mayor Eric Adams calls himself ‘a modern-day Maccabee’ at pre-Hanukkah party at Gracie Mansion

Mayor Eric Adams calls himself ‘a modern-day Macca...

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Salvador Dali’s little-known series about the founding of Israel comes to a Holocaust museum on Long Island

Salvador Dali’s little-known series about the foun...

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The Jewish leader taking on Christian nationalism

The Jewish leader taking on Christian nationalism

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Netanyahu visits IDF soldiers in Syria as rebel leaders call for Israelis to exit

Netanyahu visits IDF soldiers in Syria as rebel le...

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Meet Yaniv Bazini, the Israeli college soccer star who could lead UVM to a national title

Meet Yaniv Bazini, the Israeli college soccer star...

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This ‘Wicked’ version of ‘Adon Olam’ performed by two NYC cantors is proving to be ‘popular’

This ‘Wicked’ version of ‘Adon Olam’ performed by ...

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‘The Brutalist,’ the epic new movie getting Oscar buzz, is built from the stories of postwar Jewish architects

‘The Brutalist,’ the epic new movie getting Oscar ...

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A hostage deal by Hanukkah? Israel, US and Hamas indicate unusual optimism.

A hostage deal by Hanukkah? Israel, US and Hamas i...

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As improved relations quaver, a new guide aims to educate Catholics about antisemitism

As improved relations quaver, a new guide aims to ...

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New mayor of Florence, Italy, is the first woman and first Jew to lead the historic city

New mayor of Florence, Italy, is the first woman a...

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Israel to shutter Ireland embassy, citing ‘antisemitic rhetoric of the Irish government’

Israel to shutter Ireland embassy, citing ‘antisem...

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Amid war and an election, the Jewish mainstream bends to the right

Amid war and an election, the Jewish mainstream be...

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Tel Dan Stele, oldest archaeological evidence of King David, comes to NY’s Jewish Museum

Tel Dan Stele, oldest archaeological evidence of K...

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U of Michigan fires DEI official over purported antisemitic comments

U of Michigan fires DEI official over purported an...

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The Jewish Sport Report: This Jewish baseball star’s salary is record-breaking

The Jewish Sport Report: This Jewish baseball star...

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Jewish student groups respond to high schoolers’ changing needs in a post-Oct. 7 world

Jewish student groups respond to high schoolers’ c...

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‘September 5’ focuses on news, not Jews, in dramatizing 1972 Munich attack on Israeli Olympians

‘September 5’ focuses on news, not Jews, in dramat...

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Despite ceasefire, residents of northern Israel are wary of return, fearing another Oct. 7

Despite ceasefire, residents of northern Israel ar...

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What happened to relics of Syria’s Jewish history? Assad’s collapse spurs efforts to assess the damage.

What happened to relics of Syria’s Jewish history?...

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A live game show on the Lower East Side aims to help Jewish singles find their soulmates

A live game show on the Lower East Side aims to he...

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An Israeli cafe chain launched by and for Oct. 7 survivors is expanding to more cities

An Israeli cafe chain launched by and for Oct. 7 s...

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Summer camps inspire teens to take the next step in their Jewish journeys

Summer camps inspire teens to take the next step i...

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Challenges and opportunities for the Jewish members of the 119th Congress

Challenges and opportunities for the Jewish member...

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Biden signs law that could lead to US Jewish history museum joining the Smithsonian

Biden signs law that could lead to US Jewish histo...

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Despite war, these American Jewish athletes are choosing to pursue their careers in Israel

Despite war, these American Jewish athletes are ch...

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How a Jewish teen’s description of New York City life in 1945 found a contemporary audience of millions

How a Jewish teen’s description of New York City l...

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Antisemitism concerns loom large at Canadian gathering of Jews from former Soviet Union

Antisemitism concerns loom large at Canadian gathe...

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On a roots journey from NYC to Poland, I packed my great-grandfather’s tallis

On a roots journey from NYC to Poland, I packed my...

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Queer Jewish teens feel abandoned by LGBT groups that condemn Israel

Queer Jewish teens feel abandoned by LGBT groups t...

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Jewish ace Max Fried signs record-breaking contract with the New York Yankees

Jewish ace Max Fried signs record-breaking contrac...

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Fate of Jewish man facing sentencing over 2022 synagogue shooting plot divides the Upper West Side

Fate of Jewish man facing sentencing over 2022 syn...

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Man sentenced to prison for antisemitic attack in Central Park in 2022

Man sentenced to prison for antisemitic attack in ...

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House elects Brian Mast, U.S. army veteran who assisted Israeli soldiers as a civilian volunteer, to lead Foreign Affairs Committee

House elects Brian Mast, U.S. army veteran who ass...

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What issues are Jewish voters thinking about as New York City’s mayoral campaign gets underway?

What issues are Jewish voters thinking about as Ne...

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Vandals graffiti San Francisco Hillel with message evoking ancient battle between Muslims and Jews

Vandals graffiti San Francisco Hillel with message...

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Polish police murdered Jews during the Holocaust with gusto and even without Nazi orders, new book claims

Polish police murdered Jews during the Holocaust w...

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When I fell behind in public school, it was time to think small

When I fell behind in public school, it was time t...

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Massad Boulos, Trump’s new Middle East adviser, touts roadmap to Palestinian state

Massad Boulos, Trump’s new Middle East adviser, to...

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Benjamin Netanyahu takes the stand in his corruption trial

Benjamin Netanyahu takes the stand in his corrupti...

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Jewish U of Michigan official targeted with pro-Palestinian vandalism at home

Jewish U of Michigan official targeted with pro-Pa...

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Adam Schiff is sworn into Senate on edition of Maimonides’ Jewish legal code printed in 1490

Adam Schiff is sworn into Senate on edition of Mai...

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Bucking Israel’s far right, several large American Jewish groups say they oppose resettling Gaza

Bucking Israel’s far right, several large American...

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Columbia’s anti-Israel student alliance booted from Instagram

Columbia’s anti-Israel student alliance booted fro...

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Tax benefits & giving strategies: A Donor Advised Fund with JCF

Tax benefits & giving strategies: A Donor Advised ...

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A new film spotlights how the Israel-Hamas war played out in poster battles on NYC streets

A new film spotlights how the Israel-Hamas war pla...

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Israeli troops occupy Syrian side of border buffer zone after Bashar Assad’s ouster

Israeli troops occupy Syrian side of border buffer...

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What the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria means for Israel

What the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria means for I...

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What the co-chair of Columbia University’s antisemitism task force says people get wrong about the campus protests

What the co-chair of Columbia University’s antisem...

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Is Randy Fine, the pugnacious Florida lawmaker, the future of Republican Jewish politics?

Is Randy Fine, the pugnacious Florida lawmaker, th...

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The Jewish Sport Report: ‘BY-Jew’ Jake Retzlaff is the new face of Manischewitz

The Jewish Sport Report: ‘BY-Jew’ Jake Retzlaff is...

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Hanukkah 2024: How Jewish New York is celebrating this year

Hanukkah 2024: How Jewish New York is celebrating ...

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New children’s books for Hanukkah channel 2024’s unusual Christmas convergence

New children’s books for Hanukkah channel 2024’s u...

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On a mission to Auschwitz, I found hope amid the ashes

On a mission to Auschwitz, I found hope amid the a...

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Long Island teens remember fallen Israeli soldier Omer Neutra as a friend and role model

Long Island teens remember fallen Israeli soldier ...

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Melbourne, Australia, synagogue set ablaze, forcing congregants to flee

Melbourne, Australia, synagogue set ablaze, forcin...

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Synagogue near Melbourne set ablaze, forcing congregants to flee

Synagogue near Melbourne set ablaze, forcing congr...

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On Friday nights, a Brooklyn restaurant creates a Tel Aviv-style Shabbat experience

On Friday nights, a Brooklyn restaurant creates a ...

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Charges dismissed against Reuven Kahane, NY rabbi and developer accused of hitting Columbia protesters

Charges dismissed against Reuven Kahane, NY rabbi ...

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Drought in NYC could put a damper on public Hanukkah menorah lightings

Drought in NYC could put a damper on public Hanukk...

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Cornell president’s leaked criticism of Gaza class prompts new row over academic freedom

Cornell president’s leaked criticism of Gaza class...

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Israel’s military is acknowledging that soldiers’ helmets and body armor may be unsafe

Israel’s military is acknowledging that soldiers’ ...

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Almost one month after Election Day, here’s what we know about how Jews voted

Almost one month after Election Day, here’s what w...

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Trump names former Abraham Accords negotiator as top hostages official

Trump names former Abraham Accords negotiator as t...

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The Other Israel Film Festival, spotlighting ‘marginalized voices’ in the country, is back in NYC this year with a hopeful message

The Other Israel Film Festival, spotlighting ‘marg...

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Chuck Schumer reelected head of Senate Democrats — but this time as minority leader

Chuck Schumer reelected head of Senate Democrats —...

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Trump picks Jewish space adventurer Jared Isaacman to head NASA

Trump picks Jewish space adventurer Jared Isaacman...

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BYU’s star Jewish quarterback Jake Retzlaff scores sponsorship deal with Manischewitz

BYU’s star Jewish quarterback Jake Retzlaff scores...

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