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President Donald Trump participates in NORAD Santa tracker phone calls on Christmas Eve from the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
Federal posts invoking “our Lord and Savior” prompt concerns about church-state separation and how the rhetoric lands with religious minorities.
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Wissahickon Superintendent of Schools Mwenyewe Dawan (second from left) and School Board President Amy Ginsburg (third from left) speak at a press conference on Dec. 19. (Screenshot via JTA)
Philip Leddy of the Lower Gwynedd Elementary School in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, confirmed to the Wissahickon School District that he uttered the antisemitic remarks heard on the voicemail message.
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Rabbi Hody Nemes (far left) stands in front of Hersh’s Fridge, a community fridge that serves kosher-keeping Jews in the Chicago area. (Courtesy of Rabbi Hody Nemes via JTA)
Hersh’s Fridge, a kosher community fridge in suburban Chicago, honors the memory of the late Hersh Goldberg-Polin.
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) is shown speaking after a policy luncheon with Democratic senators at the U.S. Capitol last July. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images, via JTA)
Ron Halber, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, rejected the criticism.
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"David Ben-Gurion Speaks" is a three-part video series that uses archival images and authentic recordings of the Israeli prime minister's voice enhanced through advanced-generative AI technology. (Provided image)
The fourth annual “David Ben-Gurion Day” will be observed next Wednesday, Nov. 19.
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A student (left) meets with a social worker at the Hillel at Baruch College in New York. (UJA, via JTA)
UJA and campus Hillels at CUNY are working together to help Jewish college students navigate financial, academic and mental-health challenges.
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Supporters at former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s election night party watch as the election is called for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Nov. 4, in New York City. (JTA)
From Texas to Annapolis to Tel Aviv, invitations go out to Jews fleeing ‘Mamdani’s New York.’
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In the Chagall State Hall of the Knesset, Rep. Nancy Pelosi is shown here with then-Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy in 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90, JTA)
The exit of the longtime congressional leader clears a path for Scott Weiner, a Jewish politician who said he would challenge her in the next election.
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Demonstrators gather at Congregation Beth Elohim in the Brooklyn, New York, neighborhood of Park Slope on Oct. 13 to protest Zohran Mamdani's appearance at the synagogue. (JTA)
The founder of an upstart group called The Jewish majority says he is fighting an information war with left-wing Jews in Mamdani’s tent.
Read MoreThe “Global Jewish Declaration to COP30” urges attendees of a summit next week in Brazil to form a “unified response” to global warming, bio-diversity and protecting eco-systems.
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Laurel Snyder: "When I started out, I thought I was writing for grownups. And then at some point, it became very clear to me that I just wanted to write for children." (Provided photo)
Laurel Snyder’s “The Book of Candles: Eight Poems for Hanukkah” makes the celebration of the Festival of Lights accessible to Jews of all backgrounds as well as readers who simply curious about the holiday.
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