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US and allies propose ceasefire as fighting escalates between Israel and Hezbollah

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I’m Haitian and Jewish. I refuse to have my identities be weaponized.

For a Jewish world in despair, we need High Holiday prayers that meet the moment

Why writer Etgar Keret wants to get back to Israel as soon as he can

Museum of the Bible unveils world’s ‘oldest Jewish book’ in new exhibit

Where to celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in New York City in 2024

Report ordered by Hochul calls for ‘overhaul’ of CUNY antisemitism policies

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In Netflix’s ‘Kissufim,’ a story about Israeli life on the Gaza border gains new resonance after Oct. 7

From Hostages Square, High Holiday prayers aim to transcend Israel’s fractured politics

Biden warns against ‘full-scale war’ in Lebanon in speech to United Nations

Jan. 6 rioter Elliot Resnick banned from another dating service ahead of imprisonment

House approves bill to study making US Jewish history museum part of the Smithsonian

For Jewish White Sox fans, this season has made a bad year even worse

Fania Brantsovsky, last living Vilna ghetto partisan resistance fighter, dies at 102

Mayor of Muslim-majority Michigan city endorses Trump, in new sign of Gaza war’s influence on presidential race

Antisemitic incidents jumped 63% in 2023, according to FBI data

Springfield, Ohio, rabbi will meet with local Haitian leaders after disparaging community

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