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The New York Jewish Week is the home of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s New York coverage.

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The European Day of Jewish Culture has officially matured, at least by Jewish standards: this Sept. 2, it turns 13. The event — a continent-wide celebration around an annual theme — has grown in both scope and participation over the past dozen years. This year’s theme is “The Spirit of Jewish Humor,” a particularly appealing […]

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The Jewish Week reported that haredi Orthodox men in Israel are now able to wear blur-inducing glasses to help avoid seeing immodest women. This news follows reports over the last year citing numerous instances of blatant discrimination against and exclusion of women in the public sphere such as calling an 8-year-old a prostitute for her […]

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Two rabbis affiliated with Yeshiva University are in the news this week, one delivering the opening prayer at the Republican National Convention in Tampa that will send a devout Mormon and devout Catholic off on the campaign trail, and the other criticized for expressing views that appear to be unaware or dismissive of the major […]

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