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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the “We the People" summit featuring 2020 presidential candidates in Washington, D.C., April 1, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Mark Wilson-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Bernie Sanders speaks as ‘son of Jewish immigrants’ at largest Muslim convention

by JTA September 3, 2019
Yiscah Smith, now a teacher at Pardes in Jerusalem, uses her journey to authentic living and experiences as a trans woman to inspire her students. (Photo/Courtesy Smith)
Posted inFirst Person

After decades as an Orthodox man, I’m now the religious woman I was born to be

Yiscah Smith by JTA and Yiscah Smith September 3, 2019September 5, 2019
the twitter logo displayed on a phone screen
Posted inTech

Twitter CEO’s account sends out inflammatory tweets after being hacked

by JTA September 3, 2019
When you assume a woman only converted to get married, you are forsaking the mitzvah of welcoming the stranger, writes a Jewish Orthodox convert. (Photo/JTA-Olga Efimova-EyeEm)
Posted inOpinion

Stop saying women convert to Judaism just for marriage

Kylie Ora Lobell by JTA and Kylie Ora Lobell August 30, 2019
Hamas militants at a funeral in the southern Gaza Strip, Aug. 17, 2017 (Photo/JTA-Abed Rahim Khatib-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Hamas and ISIS hate each other almost as much as they hate Israel

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA August 30, 2019
Jason Greenblatt, left, and Jared Kushner at a Middle East peace conference in Warsaw, Poland, Feb. 14, 2019 (Photo/JTA-Sean Gallup-Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Trump administration will not release peace plan before Israeli elections

by JTA August 30, 2019
Sen. Bernie Sanders, seen in January 2019, will be the only Jewish candidate at the next Democratic presidential debate. (Photo/JTA-Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

1 Jew made the next Democratic debate

by JTA August 30, 2019
Jerome Segal announces he is running for president at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Bill Clark-CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish socialist philosopher who met with Hamas is running for president

by JTA August 29, 2019
This is Man, a shepherd mix The Dogist found on Alma Beach in Tel Aviv. (Photo/The Dogist-Instagram)
Posted inIsrael

The Dogist, one of Instagram’s most popular dog accounts, goes to Israel

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA August 29, 2019
Rep. Ilhan Omar has made wearing a headscarf seem fashionable, chic and powerful. (Photo/JTA-Tom Williams-CQ Roll Call)
Posted inFirst Person

How Ilhan Omar inspired this Orthodox woman to start wearing a headscarf

Rachel Wizenfeld by Rachel Wizenfeld and JTA August 28, 2019

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