Tuesday, November 5th 2024   |

Meet two rabbis who are trying to fight ‘toxic polarization’ — one Jewish text at a time

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL

(JTA) — Last month, clergy from 15 faith communities in Northern Virginia — Jewish, Evangelical, Mainline Protestant and Muslim — gathered at a local park to plant an...

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How rabbis in battleground states are approaching a razor-close election with enormous implications for Jews and for Israel

By JACOB GURVIS

(JTA) — Ahead of the High Holidays this year, Rabbi Abe Friedman heard from a congregant who was unsure about renewing their synagogue membership. The uncertainty had...

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Iran executes Jewish man whose family had sought to avert death sentence

By JTA STAFF

(JTA) — Iran has executed a 20-year-old Jewish man who killed a man in a 2022 fight after the victim’s family refused to negotiate an alternative punishment.

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Opinions & Voices

OP-ED: Israel is the front line against radical Islam

By JOSEPH PUDER

(JNS.org) – Israel has been the West’s frontline against the forces of darkness almost from its inception.

During the height of the Cold War between the United...

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