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Aptly titled ‘The Darkest Light’ documentary wrestles with Shlomo Carlebach’s contradictions

I am speaking, of course, of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. This weekend marked the premiere of The Darkest Light, an aptly titled ...
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Mamdani orders review of whether New York can arrest Netanyahu when he visits this fall

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has revived one of his most controversial election promises, raising once again the ...
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A Jewish couple fell in love with rural Oklahoma. Then they built a cemetery there.

Todd and Linda Fitzerman created a Jewish burial ground near their ranch so their children will someday have only one ...
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Why Orthodox Jews are pushing back against permanent daylight saving time

A House-backed bill that promises more evening light creates a challenge for  observant Jews who take part in early morning ...
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Ireland’s prime minister gave condolences for Hitler’s death — here’s why that’s a contemporary problem

The story of Irish Jews begins with journeys across the sea — from Kovno (modern-day Kaunas, Lithuania) to Cork City, where Ireland’s first modern Jewish community settled. While this community once ...