Jewish and Israel-related groups quickly reacted to the announcement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the U.S. would no longer view Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria as illegal under …
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By Jackson Richman, JNS
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11/21/19
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On Sunday, Nov. 17, Hindi’s Libraries hosted its first annual Gobble Gobble Book Fest at Make It Too in Cedarhurst.
The pre-Thanksgiving event, a fundraiser for the nonprofit, focused on the …
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11/21/19
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Thousands of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis from around the world assembled last Friday in front of Chabad world headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights for an annual group picture of …
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11/28/19
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Those who care about Jewish college students should be celebrating a landmark legal victory in the fight against campus anti-Semitism. The victory stems from a civil rights complaint filed against …
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By Morton Klein and Susan Tuchman of the ZOA
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12/3/19
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For the first time in its 95-year history, AMIT has included men on its formerly all-female board of directors, a move that dovetails with a trend in America’s corporate boards to create more …
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12/3/19
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Although it hasn’t yet been determined whether the brutal stabbing of a young father on his way to morning prayers in upstate Ramapo was an anti-Jewish hate crime, it was described by the …
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by Rabbi Avi Shafran
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11/26/19
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Congregation Shaaray Tefilah teams up with Achiezer to host Cups 4 Cops on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 1 pm at the shul, 25 Central Ave. in Lawence. Children and families will craf boxes and gifts to present …
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11/12/19
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The Orthodox Union fielded a team of 29 scholars at Citi Field Sunday, drawing 2,500 to its third Torah NY event. OU President Moishe Bane of Lawrence (top left with OU Exec. VP Allen Fagin of …
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9/24/19
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Several speakers at Sunday’s Achiezer Jewish Healthcare Conference & Expo agreed on this point: When dealing with a loved one’s serious illness, don’t face it alone. Get …
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By Ed Weintrob
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9/17/19
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In a health care emergency, everyone needs a posek — and the time to select one is before anyone gets sick.
That was a point made repeatedly by Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD, during a panel on …
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By Ed Weintrob
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9/17/19
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