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The Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts tells the story of Yiddish culture as a global, modern movement. -- The post 25 years after opening, Yiddish Book Center overhauls its Learn more
Kapler won the 2021 National League Manager of the Year award after leading the Giants to a 107-win season. -- The post San Francisco Giants fire Jewish manager Gabe Kapler Learn more
The holiday that starts Friday night is meant to be celebrated outside. But rain has triggered a state of emergency. -- The post Flash floods put a dangerous damper on Learn more
Secular Jews who resent the Orthodox establishment have an opportunity to embrace Judaism on their own terms, writes a scholar at the Shalom Hartman Institute. -- The post Street fights Learn more
The Tel Aviv protesters likely felt emboldened by the New York protests against Netanyahu. The post The boundaries of liberal tolerance appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more
The new emblem was accused of a lack of connection to "the Jewish people, the State of Israel, Zionism or the Hebrew language." The post Israel’s National Library cancels logo Learn more
Rethinking the place-centric approach in Judaism The post Moving beyond the building appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more
A guard stands accused of intimate relations with a convicted terrorist. The post Female IDF soldiers will no longer guard prisons after sex scandal appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more
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