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The Protest Against Brooklyn DA’s Office for Sam Kellner
Protest supporting Sam Kellner, anti-sex abuse advocate in the ultra-Orthodox community; Israel attacks Syrian arms site; a new documentary by director Arik Bernstein tells Israeli history through home movies; the 26-year-old, award-winning author of The People of Forever Are Not … Continue reading
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Who’s Going To Drive You Home?
I’ve never forgotten Rachel. In the fall of 1988, while beginning UCLA with a head full of Calculus, I paused to reminisce about the brunette I met in Gladstone, Australia in the last few months of 1984: Drive Who’s going … Continue reading
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There’s a New President of Iran: What are His Nuclear Ambitions?
New Iranian president; Jewish comedian Bruce Vilanch takes the stage; Texas-style barbecue goes kosher with the Hakadosh BBQ food truck; Yiddish is revived through performance and a new documentary, “Yiddish: A Tale of Survival.”
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How the Lack of Ultra-Orthodox Representation in Israel’s New Government Is Changing Things in the Jewish State
New Israeli law gives women a voice in choosing rabbinic court judges; more protest over drafting the ultra-Orthodox into the IDF; a new documentary spotlights the Jews of Nigeria; autistic children get to shine onstage, and more!
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A Legendary Jewish U.S. Senator Dies at 89
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The Fight Over Drafting the Ultra-Orthodox Into the Israeli Army
The ultra-Orthodox draft begins in Israel; the Oakland Athletics’ Nate Freiman and others share what it’s like to be a Jewish major leaguer; the Gesher Theater brings “Enemies: A Love Story” to the stage; and more.
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Israel Now in Outright Military Conflict With Syria’s Assad
Latest developments in the escalating conflict between Israel and Syria; Slate’s “Dear Prudence” columnist, Emily Yoffe, discusses Jewish influences on her approach to giving advice; stars shvitz and plotz their way through the Drama Desk Awards; and late Jewish artist … Continue reading
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First Legal Women’s Prayer Service at the Western Wall in Decades
Protest gets violent at Women of the Wall’s first prayer service at the Kotel after landmark court decision; will conflict escalate in the Middle East after Israel’s strike on Syria?; Meredith Ganzman speaks to Jewish celebs at the Drama Desk … Continue reading
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Israel Increasingly Ensnared in Syrian Civil War
Reactions to Israel’s strike of Syria; Jewish community unites against sex trafficking; Jewish billionaire-philanthropist Michael Steinhardt auctions off Judaica collection at Sotheby’s; and The Acting Company turns 40; and novelist Maggie Anton sits down for an interview about her new … Continue reading
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Women’s Prayer Services Now Legal at the Western Wall
New court decision for women at the Western Wall; progress toward Israeli-Palestinian peace, via the Arab League; Israeli designer Elie Tahari’s unlikely journey to the heights of the fashion world; author Rachel Shukert on “Starstruck,” her young adult novel set … Continue reading
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