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The data is in: For many in the Northeast, Christmas isn’t Christmas without Chinese food

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — It’s not just a myth that Jews head to Chinese restaurants on Christmas. It’s science!

Sort of. A new report from the financial services company...

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Chabad at Riverwalk event pays homage to Sydney tragedy

By ALAN SMASON, Special to the CCJN

New Orleans may be 8800 miles away from Sydney, Australia, but for several members of the New Orleans City Council and other city...

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Israel becomes first country to recognize Somaliland, drawing condemnation from Egypt, Turkey and Somalia

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Israel became the first country to formally recognize Somaliland, a self-declared sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, in a decision that was immediately condemned...

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OP-ED: Climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge: A Parable for Jewish Life

By ALAN SMASON

It was nearly 10 a.m. on Dec. 24, as I neared the summit of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a 440-foot structure that dominates the skyline of Sydney,...

Today in Israeli History - December 29th

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Rabin Warns Against Jordan Diversion

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