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On Oct. 16, Iraqi armed forces and Iran-supported Shia militias moved into the disputed town of Kirkuk, bringing the country close to civil war.
No lives were lost when the Tubbs Fire tore through URJ Camp Newman near Santa Rosa in Northern California, incinerating most of its structures.
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A federal judge in Hawaii struck down the Trump administration’s latest travel ban under the grounds that it “plainly discriminates based on nationality.”
Actress Mayim Bialik has faced criticism for writing in a column that women should dress modestly to avoid sexual harassment in Hollywood.
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The Scaramucci Post, the new media outlet created by President Trump’s former communications director Anthony Scaramucci, is getting lambasted...
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Twitter has been trending with the #MeToo hashtag in response to Harvey Weinstein being expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a law on Wednesday that slaps harsher sentences on those who use social media as part of a violent crime.
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The American Israeli Medical Association (AIMA) held its 10th annual BioMedTech summit on Sunday, focusing on the current state of Israeli medicine and...
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President Trump announced on Friday that he will not recertify the Iran nuclear deal and will implement sanctions against the...
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Jewish millennials are familiar with the widely popular dating app JSwipe and the longtime dating website JDate. Now, a brand new Jewish dating app has...
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After Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, Yotam Polizer, co-CEO of the disaster relief organization IsraAID, called his friend Haider Elias in Houston.
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On Oct. 15, President Trump will again accept the reality of a signed nuclear deal with Iran, or won’t. There are conflicting reports on his intentions.
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Rob Portnoe, a Jewish educator from Minneapolis, is visiting family in Israel. He thinks it’s his 10th visit, and one of his sons served as...
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Three days after the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas, the Jewish community there headed into Sukkot, and the words recited at evening prayers...
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A few days before heading to Puerto Rico last month to pitch in with relief efforts following Hurricane Maria, which devastated the island on Sept. 20...
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A sukkah that was residing on the Kansas State University (KSU) campus was vandalized on Friday evening.
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The Jewish news site Tablet published a piece on Monday that referred to Harvey Weinstein as “a deeply Jewish kind of pervert.”
First there was Saratoga and Swig, where our grandparents and parents and then our generation made memories.
For years, Jewish college students across the country have been harassed and intimidated.
Much of URJ Camp Newman’s summer campsite in Santa Rosa has been destroyed by the catastrophic wildfires.
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A group of Ohio legislators are looking to pass a bill condemning the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement that undermines the nation of Israel.
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The United States Senate unanimously passed a bill on Thursday that levels sanctions against Hezbollah, the Iranian proxy terror group.
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White nationalist leader Richard Spencer led another far-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Means, motive, opportunity. For detectives, nailing down those is the perp trifecta.
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Jewish organizations are providing aid to Las Vegas in the aftermath of the Oct. 1 shooting that resulted in 59 dead and 527 injured.
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The Trump administration is encouraging the Palestinian Authority to assume control of the Gaza Strip and leaving the door open for a role by Hamas.
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Sen. Minority Leader Schumer exhorted the State Department not to send back to Iraq a trove of artifacts that belonged to its now exiled Jewish community.
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Two Las Vegas synagogue held special evening prayers and a GoFundMe page raised over $50,000 for an injured Jewish woman as the city’s Jewish community...
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The Israelis considered as missing in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Las Vegas have been located and none were injured.
