With the approach of the High Holidays, we must remember not to be alone
This season is the time when we are most aware of our mortality.
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Austin initiative hosts public training on recognizing, combating Jew-hatred
Jackie Nirenberg, regional director of ADL Austin, told JNS that many participants "were genuinely surprised by what they learned about the Jewish community."
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EU Parliament blocks proposal to fund Iran's ‘reconstruction’
The amendment to the European Union's 2027 budget called for increased funding for the bloc’s Southern Neighbourhood, including resources to rebuild Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Iran.
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US-Saudi nuclear deal ‘glide path’ to bomb, senior House Dem tells JNS
“Although we all worry about an Iranian nuclear program, we should not feel any better about a Saudi nuclear weapons program,” Rep. Brad Sherman said.
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Israel, Venezuela discuss expanded economic cooperation, use of Israeli tech
The two countries “will continue working to deepen our cooperation, both internationally and at the United Nations,” Danny Danon, Israel's U.N. ambassador, wrote.
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Mamdani’s visit to Brooklyn Judaica store sets ‘wrong example’ ahead of High Holidays, Jewish NYC councilwoman says
“By welcoming Mamdani into a Jewish space as if he were safe, we tell Jews to lower their guard and tell everyone else that our concerns…
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Jews, tea and war in Sri Lanka
Hopefully, recent violence against a Chabad center will prove to be a footnote to a long saga.
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Trump hosts historic White House meeting with Hasidic leaders
The meeting included a reunion between two Satmar rebbes who have been at odds since a succession dispute divided the community after their father’s death in…
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Six in 10 young Americans first learned about 9/11 in school, per Pew study
The survey found that 93% of those who were at least 10-years-old at the time recall "exactly where they were or what they were doing when…
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What public school parents and yeshivah families agree on this school season
The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program exists, whether or not New Yorkers participate, and Albany appropriates nothing to fund it.
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Legal scholars warn of 'anti-Zionist exception' to civil rights law
UCLA law professor Jon Michaels told JNS that a forthcoming "Cardozo Law Review" essay is a "reckoning with what Jewish plaintiffs, and plaintiffs who are coded…
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Alarming levels of K-12 antisemitism demand responses
While most teachers and administrators have no interest in making Jewish children uncomfortable, they have never been trained to recognize the problem when it appears.
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Jewish institutional spending on security surpasses $1 billion annually, Jewish Federation says
“The fact that Jewish communal spending has shot up 33% is a measure of how much more dangerous life has become for Jewish Americans,” stated Eric…
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IRS, US Treasury Department propose revoking tax exemptions from private schools that use racial preferences
The proposed rule would cover admissions, scholarships, athletics and other school programs but allow faith-based schools to continue to select students based on religious affiliation.
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