The Jewish Federation of NEPA

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  • Jewish Telegraphic Agency
  • JNS.org - Jerusalem News Syndicate
Assailant attacks congregant, guard at NYC Shabbat services

The assault took place at the iconic Central Synagogue in Manhattan. -- The post Assailant attacks congregant, guard at NYC Shabbat services appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Learn more

U.S. ambassador calls settlers who sieged Palestinian homes in Qusra ‘terrorists’

Mike Huckabee called on the IDF to remove Israeli settler outposts erected in Palestinian yards. -- The post U.S. ambassador calls settlers who sieged Palestinian homes in Qusra ‘terrorists’ appeared Learn more

Some young Jews are pulling back from Jewish life over Israel discourse, study finds

The survey also found that three-quarters of young Jewish adults in the U.S. regularly do something Jewish. -- The post Some young Jews are pulling back from Jewish life over Learn more

Forward editor out just months after starting

Alyssa Katz became the editor-in-chief of the storied Jewish newspaper in January. -- The post Forward editor out just months after starting appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Learn more

“We will keep litigating until we get to the truth,” Randy Mastro told JNS, after oral arguments in New York County Supreme Court. “I’m sure the court will hear us Learn more

The SEC is charging him and three others in what it says was a scam that “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” Learn more

The publication “couldn’t find a way to celebrate one part of the city without also denigrating and erasing another,” a former New York Magazine editor wrote. Learn more

The co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America was asked on a podcast about the Hamas-led atrocities in southern Israel. Her answer is not only telling, but frightening. Learn more

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