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Jewish exodus underway from Heritage Foundation’s antisemitism initiative over Tucker Carlson

Project Esther, launched as a conservative strategy to fight antisemitism, appears to be unraveling after Heritage's president defended Carlson’s friendly interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. -- The post Jewish Learn more

Yitzhak Rabin was killed 30 years ago this week. Has the Jewish world forgotten?

A new play and a poetry collection insist on the relevance of a prime minister who died for championing peace. -- The post Yitzhak Rabin was killed 30 years ago Learn more

2 of NYC’s 5 public pension funds are vulnerable to a mayor-backed Israel divestment push

As Zohran Mamdani leads in the polls, New Yorkers are asking how a mayor who backs BDS could enact his vision in New York City.  -- The post 2 of Learn more

What to know about ‘Not On Our Dime,’ Zohran Mamdani’s bill targeting donations to Israeli settlements

What the failed bill said, and what was said about it, as Mamdani seeks to become New York City's mayor. -- The post What to know about ‘Not On Our Learn more

“The Neutras so deserve the opportunity for closure and the opportunity to bury Omer,” stated Ted Deutch, of the American Jewish Committee. “Now, they’ll finally have that.” The post ‘Some Learn more

Two surveys by the Dor Moriah Center—one on the Arab-Israeli conflict and the other on Trump’s Gaza plan—expose a profound identity fracture. The post The unraveling consensus: Israel between faith, Learn more

‘Earliest known,’ $4 million kiddush cup bound for Ohio museum

Sotheby’s said that the silver ritual cup set a record for most expensive ceremonial Judaic object. The post ‘Earliest known,’ $4 million kiddush cup bound for Ohio museum appeared first Learn more

“I need all of my supporters in the Orthodox community in Lakewood and its surrounding towns to vote in huge numbers for Jack Ciattarelli,” the U.S. president wrote. The post Learn more

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