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NYC Council approves ‘buffer zone’ legislation insulating houses of worship from protests

( New York Jewish Week) — The New York City Council passed legislation on Thursday aimed at protecting synagogues from disruptive protests, marking a decisive victory following a months-long push by ...
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Reese’s Pieces are now kosher pareve. Carnivores rejoice.

And yet one morsel of good news came to Jewish faithful this month: Reese’s Pieces are now certified kosher pareve. OU Kosher ...
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Vance’s Jewish chief of staff shares his approach to right-wing antisemitism, new profile reveals

New York magazine's profile of Jacob Reses reveals that the vice president's closest adviser shares his reluctance to draw a ...
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‘No Kings’ protests fall on Shabbat. So these Jews organized one in walking distance.

Ronni Hendel, an executive coach and consultant, co-organized a No Kings protest in Pico-Robertson, one of the largest Orthodox communities in the country, to enable Shabbat-observant Jews like her — ...
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לייזער בורקאָ באַשרײַבט שוועדנס ווייניק באַקאַנטע מיליטערישע געשיכטע.

נאָך אַ רעפֿעראַט וועגן דעם מצבֿ פֿון ייִדיש אין שוועדן, האָט פּראָפֿ׳ אַנאַ שטערנשיס אַ מאָל געזאָגט: „שוועדן איז אַ מין ...
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Mamdani voices concerns about synagogue buffer zone bill poised to pass NYC Council

The proposal, intended to shield congregants from protests, has 35 co-sponsors, enough for a veto-proof majority to pass ...
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One’s Israeli and one’s Palestinian — can these two restaurants coexist peacefully in the shadow of Columbia University?

Israel’s invasion of Gaza, Columbia University closed its wrought-iron gates. Since then, the Ivy League school in ...