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

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...

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

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...

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‘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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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...

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