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Elder Of Ziyon - New study: Higher education is correlated with higher antisemitism
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
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What It’s Like to Be a New Jewish Arrival in Utah
Entrepreneur Mort Fertel shares how he and his family have turned Salt Lake City into home
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An American Rapper and a Soviet Child: Parallel Journeys of Return
My childhood could not have been more different from that of Nissim Black.
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Avraham Fried: 'With a good word and a good message a singer can save a soul' - Israel National News
Watch: 'Real Talk' - with hasidic singer Avraham Fried.
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A Chassidic Couple’s Path to Adoption
In spite of our investment in educational efforts, we couldn’t distract ourselves from yearning to have children of our own.
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At Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, IDF Chief of Staff Meets U.S. Jewish Chaplain
U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Menachem Stern invited to Arlington ceremony
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Rabbi Braves Flames to Rescue Torah Scroll at Cape Town University
Jewish community houses evacuated as fires continue to burn
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US Congressman Calls for German Probe Into ‘Disturbing’ Allegations of NY Hasidic Jews Detained at Frankfurt Airport
Congressman Ritchie Torres endorses Andrew Yang for his candidacy for Mayor of New York City on Morningside Drive in New …
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New York Times Depicts Israeli Orthodox as Disease Vectors Spreading Virus Via Skullcaps
A taxi passes by in front of The New York Times head office, Feb. 7, 2013. Photo: Reuters / Carlo …
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Chief Rabbis Honor Rabbi Jonathan Sacks by Teaching His Work on the Rebbe’s Talks
Excerpt from Sacks’s Torah Studies Taught in Six Languages as Part of Worldwide Project
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Circumcision, Berzerkeley, and the Power of Five Minutes - Jewish Life
Rabbi Chanan Feld was a towering fixture of my childhood—my friend’s father, and my father’s friend. He had the cuddly torso of a teddy bear, the magical beard of a wizard, and the twinkling eyes of a Rebbe. This is how I remember him.
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Support for Black Lives Matter repeats a lethal error of history
In the 20th century, thousands of progressively minded people refused to acknowledge the horrific abuses under Stalin when millions were murdered.
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Advice to Jewish celebs: Grow up!
They’re mad at their parents for being pro-Israel, so they take it out on the rest of us, battering the Jewish world with their incessant whining.
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What Sigmund Freud Knew (But Did Not Understand) About Jews - Essentials
Sigmund Freud, the “father of psychology,” was secular in his professed beliefs and practices. Here is one deeply spiritual insight he knew but did not quite understand.
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From Cambodian Princess to Shabbat Queen - The story of Susie (Sarah Bracha) Koroghli
When the story broke that the daughter of a Cambodian princess was celebrating her bat mitzvah in Phnom Penh, the Jewish world wondered: Who is this Cambodian princess, and how did she become Jewish? Here is the story of Susie (Sarah Bracha) Koroghli, gra
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A Young Man With Autism’s Unexpected Gift to Friendship Circle
Secondhand boutique in North Carolina gets a boost from a grateful employee
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How ‘Torah Breaks’ Help One COVID Nurse Draw Strength and Calm in Chaos
Long Island cardiology assistant Elisheva Gilman-Smith on coping with crisis
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Belgian ban on kosher slaughter sends message 'Jews are not welcome'
Belgium curbing religious freedom with ban on kosher slaughter, top European rabbi Says.
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As Officials Ease Coronavirus Restrictions, Synagogues Show Caution - Going beyond the letter of the law to protect life
A sign attached to the padlocked door of the Shas Chevra Lubavitch synagogue in Budapest, Hungary, reads: “To fulfill the mitzvah of ‘you shall guard your lives very well,’ the synagogue is closed. Everyone is requested to pray individually at home.” (Photo: Alef/Vamos)
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Condition of Monsey stabbing victim improves
Man in comma since Hanukkah stabbing opens eyes, is breathing on his own, sources say.
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My Journey From Pakistani Muslim to Jerusalemite Jew - Stories of Return
My parents were secular Muslims who respected their religion; we all prayed and observed the holidays and some of the fasts. I turned out to be the most religious of the four daughters
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There’s a New Sheriff In Town—and He’s Wearing a Kippah
San Antonio sheriff’s deputy visibly displays his Judaism at graduation
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Why Do Jews Eat Lox and Bagels?
I always thought that lox and bagels on
Sunday mornings is as “Jewish” as apple pie is “American.”
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As Jewish Enclaves Spring Up Around NYC, So Does Intolerance
For years, ultra-Orthodox Jewish families priced out of increasingly expensive Brooklyn neighborhoods have been turning to the suburbs, where they have
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Jewish Community Comes Together as Anti-Semitic Killers Identified in Jersey City Rampage
Four victims are mourned after an attack that has shaken people everywhere
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Judaism, Jails and Justice: A Conversation With Judge Jack B. Weinstein
The 98-year-old federal jurist speaks about criminal justice, the Aleph Institute, and the Rebbe’s influence on his life and work
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Tragedy and Resolve: 11 Years After Mumbai Terror - Chabad-Lubavitch News
Remembering the murder and legacy of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg
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Finding Hidden Jews - The stories of Chabad rabbis in Oklahoma, Turkey, and Slovakia
Follow the extraordinary stories of three Chabad Shluchim (emissaries), from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Istanbul, Turkey, and Piestany, Slovakia.
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A Young Girl's Yom Kippur Under Nazi Rule - Contemporary Voices
Slowly the shelter came to life. My mother got up and prepared breakfast—a few crackers with some jam we still had left. But neither my two sisters nor my mother touched the food . . .
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A Shofar in Siberia and the Young Boy Who Arranged It - High Holidays
Young Meir noticed that with each passing day his grandfather grew more and more depressed. “How will we blow the shofar?” cried the Rebbe.
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Kippah-Wearing Athlete Dedicates $25,000 ‘Million Dollar Mile’ Win to 'the Jewish People'
Michael Neuman (right) on “Million Dollar Mile” with the show’s host, Tim Tebow. Photo: Screenshot. An Orthodox Jew from Florida …
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In Poway, a Shabbat of Healing, Inspiration and Joy - Led by Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, congregants experience an ‘unforgettable’ Shabbat
The previous Shabbat, they ran from the synagogue, fleeing a gunman’s bullets. This week, they filled it to capacity as Chabad of Poway, Calif., hosted a Shabbat that was at once solemn and joyous.
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Podcast: Dovid Margolin on the Rebbe’s Campaign for a Moment of Silence
How something as simple as a brief moment of reflection for schoolchildren could influence hearts and minds for the better.
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Descendants of Chernobyl’s Hasidic Dynasty Return To The Exclusion Zone
For centuries, Chernobyl was home to an important Hasidic movement. Now, one man—and his 50,000 relatives—are reclaiming their history.
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Stand United With Pittsburgh - Put up a mezuzah, share your condolences and show solidarity and pride!
Regardless of where you live around the globe, you can join this campaign. If you don’t have a Mezuzah at your door(s), please do so in honor of the victims.
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Granddaughter of Holocaust Survivor Murdered in Paris: We Cannot Be Silent Anymore
Keren Brosh brought many in the crowd at The Algemeiner’s fifth annual “J100” Gala last Thursday in New York City...
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The Last Jewish Presence in the Ghost Town That Was Myrtle Beach, S.C. - Chabad provides help from just outside Florence
Chabad provides help from just outside Florence mandatory evacuation area
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Texas Jewish Communities Grapple With Catastrophic Flooding
Homes, cars and streets throughout Houston are under water as torrential rains from Hurricane Harvey—now downgraded from a Category 4 hurricane to a tropical storm—continue to drench the city and cause catastrophic flooding throughout the region. At least five people have died as a result.
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Chabad Rabbi Competes on CHOPPED
Heard the old joke about the rabbi, the monk, the nun, and the priest walking onto a show set? It’s a cliche certainly, but in this test kitchen, there’s nothing stale about it. It is Leap of Faith, literally and otherwise, the latest episode
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Paris police tell Chabad not to light Hanukkah candles in public spaces - The Times of Israel
Miri Michaeli, Europe correspondent for Israel’s Channel 10 news, tweets a troubling report from Paris. The tweet reads, in Hebrew: “Chabad: Paris police order [us] to cancel most of our public [Hanukkah] candlelighting in the city, in light of the terror attack and the fear of additional attacks..."
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Orthodox Belief in God and Faith Is Spreading — Got a Problem With That? - Opinion – Forward.com
The Pew study shows Orthodox values like belief in God and adherence to custom are spreading. Mordechai Lightstone asks why any Jew would have a problem with that — even if some evangelical Christians feel the same.
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Jewish Kids Come to the Aid of Spongebob Squarepants, Ace Jimmy Kimmel's Social Experiment – Tablet Magazine
Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC's late-night talk show, has a running feature titled
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Catskills Colony Collapse: Bungalows Hit By Zoning, Will Be Replaced by Upscale Housing – Tablet Magazine
The Catskills bungalow colonies that have played host for countless Jewish vacationers for decades are now becoming extinct. On Monday, the Times Herald-Record reported that new zoning regulations in Sullivan County, NY, updated last October, have encour
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In Wake of Nashville Synagogue Shooting, Security Intensifies at Jewish Institutions - Second anti-Semitic incident in a
Heightened security precautions are in place at Jewish institutions in Nashville after a bullet was fired Monday morning at a synagogue in the Tennessee capital.
