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Jerry leaves Ben & Jerry’s, progressive Jewish ice-cream giant, as company battles owner on Israel speech

“Standing up for the values of justice, equity, and our shared humanity has never been more important,” Jerry Greenfield said. -- The post Jerry leaves Ben & Jerry’s, progressive Jewish Learn more

A record $10M federal grant to Tikvah has some Jews celebrating and others crying foul

The National Endowment for the Humanities gave the conservative Jewish think tank and education center the grant to fight antisemitism. -- The post A record $10M federal grant to Tikvah Learn more

European Commission seeks sweeping sanctions on Israel amid Gaza offensive

The proposal does not have sufficient backing to pass. -- The post European Commission seeks sweeping sanctions on Israel amid Gaza offensive appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Learn more

Two-thirds of a 15th-century Portuguese High Holiday prayer book were lost to history. Until now.

The Lisbon Mahzor has been reunited with its remaining third at the National Library of Israel. -- The post Two-thirds of a 15th-century Portuguese High Holiday prayer book were lost Learn more

Lawmakers, Jewish leaders meet to discuss security concerns ahead of High Holidays

“We need to be on a war footing to respond to the domestic terror threats that our faith communities are experiencing,” said Eric Fingerhut, head of the Jewish Federations of Learn more

House Dems push to investigate deaths of Palestinian Americans by IDF, settlers

They say that requests for such probes have been ignored by previous administrations, and that the policy is continuing under U.S. President Donald Trump. The post House Dems push to Learn more

WATCH: “Standpoint” with Gabe Groisman and guest Leo Terrell The post Leo Terrell: Inside Trump’s DOJ war on antisemitism appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more

His thinking was so far removed from the attitude of Jewish anti-Zionists and the critics of Jewish religious customs. The post Charlie Kirk, promoter of Judaism appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more

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