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Keren Munder, center, a former Hamas hostage, at a rally in Central Park, March 10, 2024. (Luke Tress)
Posted inIsrael

Israel and Hamas agree to hostage and cease-fire deal after 15 months of war

Ben Sales by Ben Sales January 15, 2025January 15, 2025
teachers protest
Posted inEducation

Investigation finds Oakland teacher created ‘unwelcoming’ environment for Jews

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman January 14, 2025January 21, 2025
Police block the entrance to the main synagogue at Chabad headquarters due to safety concerns, Jan. 9, 2024. (Luke Tress)
Posted inU.S.

6 Chabad tunnel defendants plead guilty

Ben Sales by Ben Sales January 14, 2025January 14, 2025
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at his confirmation hearing. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Pete Hegseth, in Senate hearing, blames Oct. 7 on U.S. leaving Afghanistan

by Andrew Lapin January 14, 2025January 14, 2025
A party on the Temple Mount is depicted in the music video for Yoni Bloch's "A Happy Ending." (Screenshot)
Posted inCulture

An Israeli singer and AI entrepreneur dares to visualize peace in the Middle East — Taylor Swift included

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer January 14, 2025January 14, 2025
This scorched chumash, which contains the Torah and Haftarah in book form, was found in the ruins of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center. It opened to a painfully relevant passage from Chapter 19 of I Kings, the Haftarah for Parashat Pinchas. (Courtesy Laurence Harris)
Posted inCalifornia

With wildfires untamed, anguished L.A. communities carry on with Jewish life

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 13, 2025January 14, 2025
Hamas hands over Israeli hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza City, Gaza, on November 27, 2023. (Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

A hostage deal appears to be on the table again

Ben Sales by Ben Sales January 13, 2025January 13, 2025
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Joel Kaplan, named in January 2025 as Meta's president of global affairs, descend a staircase after leaving a meeting with a Republican senator in Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2019. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish groups pushed Meta to crack down on hate speech. Now, the company is reversing course.

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev January 13, 2025January 13, 2025
Peter and Zechariah Mehler, Jewish Milwaukee residents, freely admit to having torn down a pro-Palestinian mural depicting a Star of David turning into a swastika. (Courtesy)
Posted inU.S.

A rabbi and his son were arrested for vandalizing a swastika mural. Are they heroes or hooligans?

by Andrew Lapin January 13, 2025January 13, 2025
Screenshot from a livestream of a service at Kehillat Israel in December 2024.
Posted inCalifornia

A synagogue that survived the Palisades fire has become a refuge for many who lost their homes

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer January 10, 2025January 10, 2025

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