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Alfred Moses sees the Codex Sassoon he bought for over $30 million for the 1st time

JTA — On Wednesday morning, Alfred Moses, 93, sat in a small white armchair at a round wooden table in a Manhattan office building as a historian...

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Backlash over ‘gender-sensitive’ Hebrew Bible translation that uses ‘God,’ not ‘He’

JTA — A new Biblical translation that eschews gendered pronouns for God is now available through Sefaria, the online library of Jewish texts,...

31.05.2023 10

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Russia extends detention of jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich

(JTA) — A Russian court extended the pretrial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich until at least August 30. Gershkovich, 31,...

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Conservative movement okays dining at meat-free eateries without kosher certificates

JTA — For years, a subset of Jews who eat only at kosher-certified restaurants have bent the rules by taking advantage of a growing trend: fully...

22.05.2023 40

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Codex Sassoon, oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible, purchased for $38.1 million

JTA — A 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible that is one of the world’s oldest surviving biblical manuscripts sold for $38 million in New York on...

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Ishay Ribo to be 1st Israeli to headline Madison Square Garden

JTA — The Orthodox singer Ishay Ribo, whose music has attracted a diverse audience of religious and secular Israeli fans, will be the first Israeli...

16.05.2023 30

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Harlem Hebrew, decade-old bilingual Manhattan school, to shutter next month

JTA — A charter school in Manhattan that taught Hebrew to a diverse population of students will close at the end of the school year. Families with...

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Jewish meditation leader Jonathan Omer-Man dies at 89

JTA — Jonathan Omer-Man, a rabbi and pioneer in Jewish meditation whose meeting with the Dalai Lama in 1990 was described in Rodger Kamenetz’s...

05.05.2023 100

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Hadar Institute to bring its egalitarian Jewish learning brand to California outpost

JTA — The Hadar Institute, an egalitarian Jewish educational institution, has announced that it will open a branch in California, the latest stage...

05.05.2023 100

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Americans caught trying to smuggle suitcases full of Fruit Roll-Ups into Israel

JTA — At least two American couples have been caught by Israeli customs for attempting to smuggle a total of more than 650 pounds (295 kilograms) of...

04.05.2023 100

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‘Stranger Things’ star Brett Gelman proposes to girlfriend in Jerusalem

JTA — The Western Wall and Jerusalem skyline provided the backdrop for actor Brett Gelman’s proposal to his now-fiancée musician Ari Dayan. The...

02.05.2023 90

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Barbra Streisand to get the ‘Jewish Nobel’

JTA — The prize dubbed the “Jewish Nobel” will be going to Barbra Streisand later this year, in a return to its tradition of honoring Jewish...

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Skver Hasidic movement bans use of artificial intelligence as window to ‘heresy’

JTA — In a declaration issued Thursday and stressing the danger of “the open internet without any filter,” more than a dozen rabbis from the...

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Dutch archives on accused Nazi collaborators to open to the public in 2025

JTA — The Dutch government is planning to throw open information about 300,000 people investigated for their collaboration with the Nazis, in a move...

29.04.2023 100

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Iranian dissident journalist rearrested 3 months after release, family says

TEHRAN, IRAN — A dissident Iranian journalist has been arrested again, barely three months after his release from prison following two years of...

25.04.2023 100

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One killed, 10 wounded in Russian strike on Ukrainian museum; Zelensky: ‘Barbaric’

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile hit a museum building in a Ukrainian city on Tuesday, killing one of its workers and wounding 10 other people,...

25.04.2023 90

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Yeshiva U said to reverse decision to cut women’s Talmud classes, following petition

JTA — The future of Talmud study for women at New York’s Yeshiva University (YU) may be safe, as a recent letter from two deans at YU’s...

25.04.2023 90

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Lee Zeldin, US Jewish Republican ex-congressman, backs Trump for president

JTA — Lee Zeldin, a US Jewish Republican who previously launched a close but failed bid for governor of New York, has endorsed Donald Trump for...

25.04.2023 90

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‘A Series Of Unfortunate Events’ author to write horror film based on Golem of Prague

JTA — The Jewish author of best-selling children’s book series “A Series of Unfortunate Events” has been tapped to write a horror film based...

22.04.2023 90

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Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter, mogul of ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ bridal empire, dies at 99

JTA — Before “Say Yes to the Dress” brought Kleinfeld Bridal to the attention of more than 1.5 million households across America every week, a...

15.04.2023 100

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In rare move, Haredi mag publishes photo of woman — a philanthropist of 1920s America

JTA — When readers of Mishpacha magazine opened up the Passover issue, they found two surprises. The first was the unsung, mysterious story of a...

12.04.2023 90

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Amended Conservative Jewish Passover policy taps into booming gluten-free market

JTA — Ahead of Passover 2020 — as life worldwide ground to an abrupt halt in the face of a rapidly spreading pandemic and people faced the specter...

09.04.2023 90

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The fifth question: What makes Trader Joe’s matzah different from all other matzahs?

JTA — For millennia, Jews have eaten matzah. And for years, Jewish patrons of Trader Joe’s have been able to purchase matzah off the shelves of...

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Columbia University to open research center in Tel Aviv amid divisions among faculty

JTA — Columbia University has announced that it will launch a “Global Center” in Tel Aviv amid dueling letters from faculty supporting and...

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Queer yeshiva publishes first set of Jewish legal opinions by and for trans Jews

JTA — In the midst of writing a 13-page analysis of a complex area of Jewish law, Rabbi Xava De Cordova found something she wasn’t expecting to...

27.03.2023 100

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With Israel’s right-wing government, US Zionist LGBTQ group faces urgent crisis

JTA — The annual gala of A Wider Bridge, a Jewish LGBTQ group, had all the trappings of a festive event: Guests arrived in cocktail attire finery...

16.03.2023 90

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In Orthodox communities where women don’t read Torah, Purim offers rare opportunity

JTA — When Alyza Lewin became a bat mitzvah in 1977, the fact that she had a ritual ceremony at all was still relatively revolutionary in Orthodox...

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In Mel Brooks’ ‘History of the World Part II,’ Jewish jokes reign

JTA — In a scene that will soon stream on Hulu, a group of early Christian bishops gathers to set a promotion strategy for their newish religion —...

06.03.2023 100

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Meet the real-life sister act behind the two new ’90s Jewish American Girl dolls

JTA — As children in upstate New York, twin sisters Julia DeVillers and Jennifer Roy went to Hebrew school three days a week, spent their summers at...

02.03.2023 100

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Israeli-American terror victim Elan Ganeles remembered as steadfast, witty friend

JTA — Playing saxophone in the sukkah. Discussing Judaism over coffee. Hanging out with his brothers and friends in the basement on Shabbat. These...

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Torn pants of late Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky up for auction

JTA — A pair of pants coming up for auction are being described as “holy” — and not just because they’re a little torn. Rather, the pants...

23.02.2023 90

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US Jewish communities gather in person and online for ‘reproductive rights Shabbat’

Assembling abortion aftercare kits. A Havdalah ceremony combined with an update on state reproductive rights legislation. Sermons on abortion and...

18.02.2023 90

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Chabad women gather in the US once a year. The rest of the time, there’s Instagram

JTA — The first post on Rivky Hertzel’s Instagram account — which she and her husband signed up for last year ahead of a planned move to Zambia...

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Boston pluralistic community mikveh closes after pipes burst in freezing weather

JTA — Mayyim Hayyim, a pluralistic community mikveh, or ritual bath, in the US city of Boston, is putting a pause on ritual immersions and classes...

16.02.2023 90

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Jewish comedian Modi Rosenfeld, a mainstay for Orthodox audiences, is gay. So what?

JTA — Jewish US comedian Mordechi Rosenfeld insists that the recent Variety article in which he reveals he is married to a man is not a “coming...

12.02.2023 100

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Hundreds of women in NY mourn Chabad emissary who died trying to save her child

JTA — Thousands of women who serve as Chabad emissaries gathered this week in Brooklyn for a conference that’s meant to provide a mix of...

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Missouri Jewish leaders advocate for trans rights at state legislature

JTA — “Hi, my name is Dan. I’m 11-years-old and I like doing magic and circus skills, especially unicycling. I’m here today to testify against...

10.02.2023 90

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Minnesota synagogue builds an ice rink — and inaugurates it with a klezmer skate

JTA — A forecasted low of -16 degrees Fahrenheit (-9 Celsius) in the Twin Cities on Thursday had the stage set perfectly for two frozen Jewish...

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Israeli series with never-before-heard Eichmann confessions comes to Amazon video

Americans subscribed to Amazon Prime Video can now listen to never-before-heard recordings of Adolf Eichmann confessing to his crimes, in his own...

01.02.2023 100

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New portrait collection showcases 90 Holocaust survivors who lived long, full lives

JTA — Werner Reich had his opening line ready when he sat down for B.A. Van Sise to take his portrait. “Before I could say anything, he said,...

28.01.2023 100

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5 rabbis sue state of Missouri over abortion bans on religious freedom grounds

(JTA) — Five rabbis from multiple Jewish denominations are among more than a dozen Missouri faith leaders challenging the state’s ban on abortion....

21.01.2023 90

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Embracing their place on ‘the fringes,’ queer artists reimagine Jewish ritual garb

JTA — Binya Kóatz remembers the first time she saw a woman wearing tzitzit. While attending Friday night services at a Jewish Renewal synagogue in...

08.01.2023 90

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How a standup show at a Chinese restaurant became a 30-year Jewish comedy tradition

JTA — Just a few years into her comedy career, Lisa Geduldig was invited to perform standup at the Peking Garden Club near Northampton,...

26.12.2022 100

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2 Lego menorahs, candle lighting under war: Hanukkah celebrated around the world

JTA — Hanukkah may be considered a “minor holiday,” as rabbis will say, but its resonance and unique traditions offer a great window into Jewish...

22.12.2022 100

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Deeply Jewish comedy is having a moment, even as antisemitism rocks pop culture

JTA — Two weeks after a Trump-supporting heckler threw a beer can at Ariel Elias at a club in New Jersey over her politics, the Jewish comedian’s...

13.12.2022 90

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New York activist for yeshiva education reform to launch Haredi news organization

JTA — Naftuli Moster, the founder and former executive director of Yaffed, the advocacy group focused on improving secular education in Haredi...

01.12.2022 90

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After booting identifiable Jews off plane, Lufthansa said to pay them $20,000 each

JTA — Nearly seven months after they were denied boarding in Frankfurt, a group of more than 100 Hasidic Lufthansa passengers are getting paid for...

30.11.2022 100

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US Jewish community groups host Afghan, Ukrainian evacuees for Thanksgiving meals

JTA — Four and a half feet of snow had just fallen on East Aurora, New York, but Kim Kaiser and her fellow volunteers from Jewish Family Services of...

24.11.2022 100

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Hartman Institute hires ex-camp director sued for mishandling assault allegation

JTA — Six months after a lawsuit claimed that he mishandled an allegation of sexual assault between campers at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, the...

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