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For a second straight Passover, Jews mark Festival of Freedom while hostages remain in Gaza

“I think this year there is one question and one question only, which is: Why are they still there?” said Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose son Hersh was murdered in captivity since last Passover.

High prices and low availability are challenging Passover’s heavy reliance on eggs

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You need a non-Jewish neighbor to perform this Passover ritual. Thank heavens.

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He went viral for defacing ‘Kidnapped’ hostage posters. Now, he’s attending a rabbi’s Passover seder.

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Harlem-based Ethiopian-Israeli chef Beejhy Barhany dishes on her new cookbook

A view of UJA-Federation of New York's headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. (Screenshot from Google Maps)

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UJA-Federation of New York’s Midtown office building evacuated

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Most Americans don’t want the US to conquer Gaza, Pew survey finds

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Jewish cultural institutions reeling as Trump defunds arts and humanities

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