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Ben Gurion International Airport, Nov. 28, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Avshalom Sassoni-Flash90)
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Israel may bar travel to United States as NY consulate staff walloped by latest Covid wave

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA December 20, 2021December 20, 2021
Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter, of the South Philadelphia Shtiebel, lights a menorah during a public Hanukkah celebration and menorah lighting ceremony in South Philadelphia on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. (Photo/RNS-AP Photo/Ryan Collerd)
Posted inReligion

More Orthodox women are being ordained, but change is uneven

Yonat ShimronIlan Ben Zion by Yonat Shimron, Ilan Ben Zion and RNS December 17, 2021
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the annual AIPAC conference in Washington, D.C., March 25, 2019 (Photo/JTA-Mark Wilson-Getty Images)
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After 70 years on the sidelines, AIPAC will now fundraise for politicians

by Ron Kampeas and JTA December 16, 2021
Challahs made by members of the Hardly Strictly Jewish Women’s Group. (Photo/June Bell)
Posted inJewish Life

This Jewish women’s group is ‘Hardly Strictly’ about challah

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 16, 2021March 15, 2022
Women and children carry Torah scrolls from an old synagogue building to a new building in Nabagoye, Uganda. (Photo/Courtesy Be’chol Lashon)
Posted inNews

‘Who gets to define Judaism?’ Israel rejects Ugandan Jew’s application for citizenship again

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA December 16, 2021December 16, 2021
A syringe and a bottle reading "Covid-19 Vaccine" next to the Pfizer company logo in Jerusalem on December 10, 2020.
(Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
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Israeli study: Double dose of Pfizer can’t fight Omicron, but booster helps

Abigail Klein LeichmanISRAEL21c logo by Abigail Klein Leichman and ISRAEL21c December 15, 2021
A kippah-clad man holds a sign reading "Jews for Black Lives" at a Black Lives Matter protest in front of the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles, Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Valerie Macon-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Rabbis’ letter warns Jews are ‘self-censoring’ on race and gender

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward December 15, 2021December 23, 2021
Rabbi Sheldon Lewis addresses the audience at "Human Rights for All" on Dec. 9. (Photo/Jack Owicki)
Posted inBay Area

Rainbow coalition of clergy pushes back against hate in Palo Alto 

by J. Staff December 14, 2021December 14, 2021
Logo of Twitter displayed on a mobile phone in front of Twitter's European headquarters in Dublin. (Photo/JTA-Artur Widak-NurPhoto-Getty Images)
Posted inTech

Will new Twitter rule curb harassment — or make it tougher to fight antisemites?

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward December 14, 2021
The Rev. William Barber (left) and the Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-chairs of the Poor People's Campaign, lead a demonstration outside the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 13, 2021. (Photo/RNS-Jack Jenkins)
Posted inU.S.

Faith leaders arrested while protesting in support of Build Back Better bill

by Jack Jenkins and RNS December 14, 2021December 14, 2021

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