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Baking matzah and defying blackouts, Dnipro’s Jews press on despite the grind of Russia’s war on Ukraine

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I’m a rabbi who wrote a fantasy novel. I couldn’t have done it without inspiration from our sacred past.

Jewish writer Joshua Leifer, left, and his new book, "Tablets Shattered." (Courtesy/Dutton Publishing)

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From protest skits to full-time surveillance, universities and Jewish groups hope to change the campus climate as the school year begins

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Jewish brothers Jack, Luke and Quinn Hughes become first siblings to grace cover of NHL video game

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Democrats deny mainstage spot to pro-Palestinian group after parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin appear

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Baking matzah and defying blackouts, Dnipro’s Jews press on despite the grind of Russia’s war on Ukraine

What I learned when a Brooklyn bookstore canceled a discussion of Judaism over my Zionism

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Jews and Arabs hoped to fill a truck with aid for Gaza civilians. We ended up filling 300.

A literary critic on why the ‘settler colonial’ framing is bad for Israel and Palestine

I’m a rabbi who wrote a fantasy novel. I couldn’t have done it without inspiration from our sacred past.

Brooklyn book launch canceled over ‘Zionist’ moderator is rescheduled for next week

In accepting nomination, Kamala Harris pledges to seek ceasefire, support Israel and work toward Palestinian freedom

Josh Shapiro: ‘Donald Trump is obsessed with me’

ISRAEL

Israel attacks Hezbollah in Lebanon, thwarting what it said was an imminent attack on Israeli civilians

This year’s Burning Man to feature massive tribute to the Nova festival victims and their spirit

Ezra Frech, Ian Seidenfeld, an Oct. 7 survivor and 12 other Jewish and Israeli athletes to watch at the 2024 Paris Paralympics

Dating sucks? These 2 Jewish women are bringing back the fun, social aspects of meeting a mate

From protest skits to full-time surveillance, universities and Jewish groups hope to change the campus climate as the school year begins

At Camp Ramah in Ukraine, sports and Jewish traditions are an escape from war

Jewish brothers Jack, Luke and Quinn Hughes become first siblings to grace cover of NHL video game

Democrats deny mainstage spot to pro-Palestinian group after parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin appear

One-third of non-Jewish college students are hostile to Jews or Israel, Brandeis U study finds

Harris campaign says Trump ‘denigrates American Jews’ as war of words over Jewish voters escalates

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