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Biden Administration Says it Has UNRWA’s Commitment to ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Anti-Semitism

The Biden administration says it has the commitment of UNRWA to “zero tolerance” for anti-Semitism, racism or discrimination.

Supreme Court Lifts California Restrictions on At-home Religious Gatherings

The Supreme Court extended a string of decisions overturning pandemic restrictions on religious gatherings, ruling Friday night that California’s restrictions on at-home gatherings unfairly limited religious freedom.

US Defense Secretary Makes First Cabinet Visit to Israel by Biden Administration

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin landed in Israel Sunday morning and met with Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Gantz.

Earliest Evidence of Kosher Diet in UK Found in 800-year-old Animal Bones from Oxford

Archaeologists in the United Kingdom discovered findings from a medieval Jewish community of Oxford that they said were the earliest evidence of a religious diet.
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Penn Commencement on Shavuot Sparks Petition

Nearly 1,600 people signed a petition urging the University of Pennsylvania to change the date of commencement for the class of 2021. Set for May...
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Jewish Judicial Candidates Make Their Case

In the May 18 primary election, Pennsylvania’s voters will select candidates from their party to run in the November general election. In the state...
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Levine Confirmation a Milestone for Trans Community

Dr. Rachel Levine made history on March 24 when she became the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate. After a...

Prince Philip, Who Opposed Nazis and Was First British Royal to Visit Israel, Dies...

Prince Philip, perhaps the closest member of the British royal family to Jews and Jewish causes, has died at 99.

Miami’s Jewish Community Embraces NBA Player After Apology for Anti-Semitic Slur

MIAMI — A recent Shabbat dinner at Rabbi Pinny Andrusier’s home in Hallandale, Florida, was memorable for many reasons.

Editor of Orthodox Newspaper Among the Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters

The editor-in-chief of the Jewish Press, a politically conservative Jewish newspaper based in Brooklyn that serves a primarily Orthodox audience, was identified as one of the rioters who breached the U.S. Capitol.