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‘Lost a brother’: Chabad community vows to press on with outreach after emissary’s killing

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Chabad Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Jan. 9, 2024. (Luke Tress)

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‘Lost a brother’: Chabad community vows to press on with outreach after emissary’s killing

‘I was triggered’: Some Jews are struggling as they encounter keffiyehs in their daily lives

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Allergic to ‘God-talk’? The former head of a rabbinical seminary wants a word.

What I learned from my father’s strange journey from Poland to Algeria, Kazakhstan and the California desert

A Black artist and a Jewish artist mock the KKK in a new Jewish Museum show

On your feet! 92NY celebrates a legacy of Jews and dance

Texas A&M’s Sam Salz cherishes his first taste of college football — and the opportunity to inspire fellow Orthodox Jews

ISRAEL

Killing of Israeli rabbi in UAE could strengthen ties between Israel and Arab neighbors, experts say

Chabad rabbi killed in United Arab Emirates; Israel denounces ‘despicable antisemitic act’

Canada, Netherlands among countries pledging to arrest Netanyahu following ICC warrant

Joshmentum: Across the United States, voters are embracing the Jewish Josh

Texas Jews are ‘deeply concerned’ about Christian material in proposed public school curriculum

A new ‘Merchant of Venice’ production challenges anti-Jewish tropes by doubling down on them

In Dallas, these Jewish teens understand the appeal of gun ownership

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister

19 Senate Democrats back unsuccessful attempt to block weapons shipments to Israel

More than 55 Jewish groups come out against terrorism bill that could threaten nonprofits

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