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Worshippers at the Western Wall pray in enclosed areas meant for 10 people at a time in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, March 15, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Jews may not be able to visit the Western Wall — but they can still have their prayers placed there

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA September 23, 2020September 23, 2020
The front page of the final edition of The Jewish Advocate.
Posted inU.S.

Boston’s 118-year-old Jewish Advocate ceases publication

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA September 23, 2020September 23, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks during a naturalization ceremony at the rotunda of the National Archives in Washington, D.C., Dec. 14, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Alex Wong-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg went from the Notorious RBG to Ruth the Tzadik

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA September 23, 2020September 23, 2020
The flag-draped casket of the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives at the court in Washington, Sept. 23, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Andrew Caballero Reynolds-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

Jewish service held for Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court

by Ron Kampeas and JTA September 23, 2020
Liz Garbus at the premiere of "Lost Girls" in Park City, Utah, Jan. 28, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Joe Scarnici-Getty Images for Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

‘All In: The Fight for Democracy’ director Liz Garbus on learning the Jewish tradition of activism from her famous father

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier, JTA and J. Staff September 22, 2020September 30, 2020
Israeli Police at a temporary checkpoint in Jerusalem, on Sept. 21, 2020, to help enforce a nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Fitoussi-Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

Israel has nearly 7,000 violations of national lockdown over Rosh Hashanah

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA September 22, 2020
Alex Edelman has embarked on several Jewish comedy projects during the pandemic. (Photo/JTA-Will Bremridge)
Posted inComedy

This comedian is helping rabbis nail the delivery of their High Holidays services

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA September 22, 2020September 22, 2020
Rabbi Matt Soffer blows the shofar during a Rosh Hashanah service in remembrance of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sept. 19, 2020. (Screenshot from Facebook)
Posted inRosh Hashanah

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death changed Rosh Hashanah services this year

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA September 21, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address in the Capitol, Jan. 20, 2015. (Photo/JTA-Bill Clark-CQ Roll Call-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be the first Jew and first woman to lie in state at the Capitol

by Ron Kampeas and JTA September 21, 2020
Ebrahim Nonoo’s family in Bahrain in the 1950s. (Photo/Courtesy Nonoo)
Posted inWorld

Jews have lived in Bahrain for 140 years. The country’s peace deal with Israel changes their lives.

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

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