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How Orthodox Jewish families are finding ways to support their trans children

Ziva Mann has been navigating the challenges of raising a transgender child within an Orthodox Jewish community

The Independent UK

‘A cipher for crazy self-projection’: why are architects so obsessed with Solomon’s Temple?

The palatial edifice, believed to have stood where God created Adam, has fired imaginations for two millennia. Now artist Pablo Bronstein has created wild mashups, complete with blue-bearded gargoyles, suggesting how it looked

The Guardian - UK

With growing urgency, more US Jews urge Israel to ensure ample food deliveries to Gaza

A growing number of Jewish Americans are urging Israel to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Gaza, though the ongoing war with Hamas remains a tension point

The Independent UK

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Netanyahu's coalition under pressure as ultra-Orthodox party announces exit

The departure of United Torah Judaism leaves Netanyahu with a razor thin majority in a government coalition dominated by two far-right parties.

Euronews

Israeli ultra-Orthodox party quits Netanyahu government over conscription

Resignation of United Torah Judaism lawmakers leaves Netanyahu with razor-thin 61-seat majority in the 120 seat Knesset.

Al Jazeera

In an age of failing economies and a populist backlash, I’ll tell you what we need – Marxism

The corporations would asset-strip our brains, but we can take back control, says economist and former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis

The Guardian - UK

After centuries of isolation, ultra-Orthodox Jews are engaging with the world more than ever

One in seven Jews worldwide are strictly Orthodox

The Independent UK

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What do the Bible, the Quran and the Torah say about the justification for war?

Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the justification for war?

The Conversation

Jewish Americans of all stripes reconsider safety protocols – but disagree on roots of recent violence

Many see attacks as part of a rise in anti-Jewish hate, while others object to conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism

The Guardian - US

Progressive Judaism co-leaders pledge to welcome critics of Israel

‘Judaism has at its heart the idea that we grapple with one another,’ says Rabbi Josh Levy after historic UK merger of Liberal and Reform traditions

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Criticising Netanyahu is not antisemitic – this Jewish rebellion shows why

COMMENT: Last month’s declaration by 36 members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews against an escalation of the war in Gaza – in which ‘Israel's soul is being ripped out’ – is not only still reverberating through their own community, but has a much wider significance, writes Donald…

The Independent UK

At Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass and beyond, Jewish leaders show hope in Jewish-Catholic relations

Jewish leaders got front seats at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass

The Independent UK

Two UK Jewish movements vote to become one progressive group

Merger of Liberal Judaism and Reform Judaism will be first in any major religion for more than half a century

The Guardian - UK

Tens of thousands of Jews gather for traditional blessing in Jerusalem

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at Judaism’s holiest site in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly blessing prayer

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The Independent UK

Freed Israeli hostage held onto faith to get through months of captivity in Gaza

An Israeli hostage freed in the current ceasefire between Israel and Hamas said faith sustained her during her captivity, and she used the few means that were available to her to observe Judaism

The Conversation

From Jewish summer camp to gospel to Chabad, Bob Dylan’s faith doesn’t fit in a box − but he’s long had a connection to Israel

James Mangold’s film “A Complete Unknown,” nominated for eight Oscars, captures the elusive, enigmatic quality of Bob Dylan in the early 1960s: the years he emerged as a major musical and cultural phenomenon. A scant few years after he came to New York from Minnesota, and legally changed his name…

The Guardian - US

‘A moral wreckage that we need to face’: Peter Beinart on being Jewish after Gaza’s destruction

With his new book, the author – once a prominent defender of Israel – hopes to change minds among his peers as he imagines a future of ‘collective liberation’

The Guardian - UK

Simon Benscher obituary

Other lives: Chair of Liberal Judaism who played a key role in the creation of one united progressive Judaism movement in the UK

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Reason

Court Rejects Title VI Lawsuit Over Alleged Anti-Semitism at Haverford College

"As a result of Plaintiffs' scattered pleading, any serious allegations of actionable discrimination are buried as needles within a haystack of distraction."

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Mila Kunis told ‘never’ to talk about her Judaism

Opening up about her childhood, actress Mila Kunis has revealed she was told “never” to talk about her Judaism.

The Independent UK

In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day

Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day

The Independent UK

What to know about Hanukkah and how it's celebrated around the world

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.”

Top News

Three Arrested In Connection With Death Of Israeli Rabbi

Israeli rabbi Zvi Kogan's death in the UAE leads to arrests; Israel condemns as terror. Kogan promoted Judaism in the region.

The Independent UK

Everything we know about the rabbi missing in UAE who Israel says was murdered

Israel says rabbi was killed in what they branded a ‘heinous antisemitic terror incident’

Evening Standard

When is Hanukkah in 2024 and how is it celebrated? The Jewish festival's important dates

The eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights is fast approaching

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