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In this Jewish season of forgiveness, I am asking permission

October 11, 2024

In this Jewish season of forgiveness, I am asking permission

By RABBI AVI KILLIP

(JTA) – It has been a hard year. So hard, it can feel like all our rituals are wrong.

It’s nearly impossible to enter the High Holidays this year with a full heart. It’s nearly impossible

As Florida braces for Hurricane Milton, this rabbi is defying an evacuation order so he can help

October 09, 2024

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG

(JTA) — By order of the government of Fort Myers, Florida, Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz should have left his home and joined the mass of cars crawling out...

At Oct. 7 memorial ceremonies across Israel, searing grief and political tensions are on full display

October 07, 2024

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — RE’IM, Israel – At the site of the Nova festival near the Gaza border, the families of some 360 people murdered there gathered in the...

Breaking News

‘All options are on the table’ to keep Iran from going nuclear, Kamala Harris says in High Holiday call with Jewish voters

By RON KAMPEAS

(JTA) — WASHINGTON — In a pre-election High Holidays call with Jewish voters, Vice President Kamala Harris vowed never to allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon,...

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Opinions & Voices

OP-ED: This Yom Kippur…

By YUVAL DAVID

(JNS.org) – Yom Kippur is my favorite holiday. I am often surprised when others are surprised by my admitting that. Yom Kippur reflects concepts I think of throughout...

Today in Israeli History - October 12th

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Current News

In a change, the Biden administration is now signaling that it backs an Israeli strike against Iran

October 11, 2024

By RON KAMPEAS

(JTA) — WASHINGTON — The last time President Joe Biden helped Israel repel an Iranian missile onslaught, he advised Benjamin Netanyahu against retaliation, telling the prime minister...
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Brown University rejects pro-Palestinian protesters’ demand to divest from Israel

October 10, 2024

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — Brown University’s board of governors has rejected a closely scrutinized, student-led proposal to divest from companies with business in Israel.

The rejection allays concerns expressed...
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Jewish officials handling hurricane communications face antisemitic harassment

October 07, 2024

By RON KAMPEAS

(JTA) — WASHINGTON — Jewish government officials are being targeted with antisemitic attacks in a misinformation blitz hampering efforts to get critical information out to victims of...
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