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From pop stars to tefillin pop-ups, Oct. 7 changed how Israel’s ‘somewhat observant’ practice Judaism

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — TEL AVIV — In the weeks after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, religiously charged videos started circulating on social media. Dozens of young women posted videos...

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Jacob Frey, Minneapolis’ Jewish mayor, returns to the spotlight after ICE shooting in his city

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Minneapolis’ Jewish mayor Jacob Frey is once again in the spotlight after he delivered a heated message to federal immigration forces on Wednesday after an...

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After synagogue arson, Mississippi mayor decries bias based on faith, race, ethnicity, sexual identity

By JNS STAFF and LARRY BROOK

(JNS.org) – John Horhn, mayor of Jackson, Miss., stated on Sunday that a fire had “occurred” at Beth Israel Congregation, a Reform synagogue, and the...

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OP-ED: The courage of the Iranian people and the silence of the world

By FIAMMA NIRENSTEIN.

(JNS.org) – In the silence—or in the muted tone of solidarity, and in the general inaction save for a few commendable groups, such as those who gathered...

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