The news that Syria was opening talks with Israel via Turkey has been followed by a feverish week of ups and downs between Syria and its closest ally read more »
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In the wake of the California Supreme Court’s historic May 15 decision granting gay men and lesbians the legal right to marry, scores of gay Jewish c read more »
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York University, Canada’s third-largest college campus, used to be known fondly as Jew U because of the relatively high proportion of Jews among its read more »
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The Conservative movement’s policy body on Jewish law has passed a legal opinion arguing that Jewish employers should pay their workers a living wage read more »
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The American branch of ORT, the massive international vocational-training organization, is being accused by its employees of union busting and of neg read more »
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The foundation of mega-philanthropist Michael Steinhardt is financing an effort to open the first Hebrew-language charter school in New York City. read more »
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This past week, an unusual letter was sent out to the 7,000 delegates expected to attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s upcoming annu read more »
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Not many people are talking these days about the Mosholu Jewish Center, once a hub of Modern Orthodox life in the Bronx. The synagogue closed its doo read more »
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