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What is Rosh Hashanah and how is it celebrated?
The two-day holiday known as Rosh Hashanah kicks off the beginning of the Jewish “High Holidays,” a ten-day period of repentance and reflection that culminates with Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
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Germany's biggest Jewish educational and cultural complex since the Holocaust to open in Berlin
Germany’s biggest Jewish educational and cultural complex since the Holocaust is set to open in Berlin, five years after the groundbreaking.
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What Is Passover and How Is It Celebrated?
Also called Pesach, the eight-day celebration is a time for reflection and remembrance.
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Gov.-Elect Shapiro's Big Win in Pa. Is a High Note Amid Antisemitism Surge
Josh Shapiro will be taking office as Pennsylvania’s next governor in January after running a campaign in which he spoke early and often about his Jewish religious heritage. At a time of rising concern about overt expressions of antisemitism, some observers are seeing a bright spot in his decisive victory.
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Jewish Leaders Fear Antisemitic Celebrities Are Normalizing Hate: ‘Everyone Needs to Be Concerned'
A surge of anti-Jewish vitriol spread by celebrities is stoking fears that public figures are normalizing hate and ramping up the risk of violence. Former President Donald Trump hosted a Holocaust-denying white supremacist at Mar-a-Lago. The rapper Ye expressed love for Adolf Hitler in an interview. Basketball star Kyrie Irving appeared to promote an antisemitic film on social media. Those...