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‘Let us go on this path, on the white path’
לאָמיר אין דעם הײַנטיקן טאָג פֿון באַפֿרײַונג און שׂימחה נישט פֿאַרגעסן די אַנדערע קרבנות פֿונעם 7טן אָקטאָבער 2023, און אויך נישט דאָס אַכזריות מיט וועלכן די מלחמה האָט זיך אָנגעהויבן. כּבֿוד זייער אָנדענק! — מרים טרין, איבערזעצערין פֿונעם ווײַטערדיקן עסיי פֿון העברעיִש 1. איך געדענק, ווען אַוואַד איז געווען קליין, אַ קליין קינד, האָבן איין…
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The hostages are home. The fight for their future is far from over
With the release of the last surviving hostages from Gaza, the Jewish community has breathed a collective sigh of relief. In the days ahead, we’ll remove yellow ribbon pins from our clothing and tuck away hostage dog tags in our drawers. But while this is a moment for celebration, it is also critical that we…
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Israelis are comparing Trump to Cyrus the Great – again
(JTA) — As their last living hostages returned home from Gaza after two years of war, Israelis gave visiting President Donald Trump a hero’s welcome — and threw out some lofty comparisons. “Mr. President, you stand before the people of Israel not as another American president, but as a giant of Jewish history — one…
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Its sukkah lost to devastating wildfire, Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center builds a new one with help from friends
(JTA) — When the Eaton wildfires in Southern California razed the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center last January, its Torahs were all that remained. That meant the synagogue was in the market for a new sukkah this month when the harvest holiday of Sukkot neared. It found one with the help of another local synagogue.…
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All 20 living hostages are back in Israel
אַלע 20 ישׂראלדיקע ערובֿניקעס, וואָס זענען לעבן געבליבן נאָכן פֿאַרכאַפּט ווערן דורך כאַמאַס מיט צוויי יאָר צוריק, האָט מען מאָנטיק צוריקגעבראַכט קיין ישׂראל, נאָך אַן עמאָציאָנעלן פֿרימאָרגן וואָס האָט פֿאַרכאַפּט דעם אויפֿמערק פֿון ייִדן איבער דער וועלט. אין פֿאַרגלײַך מיט פֿריִערידיקע פֿאַרהאַנדלונגען צו באַפֿרײַען די ערובֿניקעס, האָט כאַמאַס דאָס מאָל נישט געמאַכט קיין עפֿנטלעכע „צערעמאָניעס“…
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Trump in Jerusalem: Israel Has Won the Gaza War; Now’s the Time for Peace
US President Donald Trump speaks to the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, Oct. 13, 2025, in Jerusalem. Photo: Evan Vucci/Pool via REUTERS US President Donald Trump delivered a sweeping address to Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, on Monday, declaring “the end of war, the end of the era of terror and death,” while veering repeatedly off-script in remarks…
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All 20 Living Hostages Freed, Back Home in Israel Over 2 Years After Hamas’s Oct. 7 Attack
Relatives and friends of Israeli hostage Alon Ohel, held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, react as they watch broadcasts related to his release as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Lavon, Israel, Oct. 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Rami Shlush Jubilation…
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Israelis are comparing Trump to Cyrus the Great – again
As their last living hostages returned home from Gaza after two years of war, Israelis gave visiting President Donald Trump a hero’s welcome — and threw out some lofty comparisons. “Mr. President, you stand before the people of Israel not as another American president, but as a giant of Jewish history — one for whom…
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Its sukkah lost to devastating wildfire, Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center builds a new one with help from friends
When the Eaton wildfires in Southern California razed the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center last January, its Torahs were all that remained. That meant the synagogue was in the market for a new sukkah this month when the harvest holiday of Sukkot neared. It found one with the help of another local synagogue. The Men’s…
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Pledging a ‘team of rivals’ approach, Mamdani promises no litmus test on ‘Israel and Palestine’
This piece first ran as part of The Countdown, our daily newsletter rounding up all the developments in the New York City mayor’s race. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. There are 22 days to the election. Mamdani says no litmus test on Israel Mamdani is seeking to win over the city’s…
