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Why They Said Yes

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  • October 7, 2026
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20s & 30s L’Chaim: Fifty West

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When Sacred Things Are Hard to Let Go

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Banner Reading “Free USA from Israel” Appears Over I-71 on Shabbat

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20s & 30s L’Chaim: Fifty West

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When Sacred Things Are Hard to Let Go

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Banner Reading “Free USA from Israel” Appears Over I-71 on Shabbat

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  • October 7, 2026
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Congregation Beth Adam Launches Annual Lecture Series Honoring Rabbi Robert and Dr. Terri Barr

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  • September 30, 2026
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Cohen Family Leaders In Light Institute Convenes Third Cohort

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  • September 30, 2026
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UC Student Leads AJC Panel on Digital Antisemitism

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  • September 16, 2026
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Under One Roof Sukkah Art Exhibit to Open September 24 

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  • September 16, 2026
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Why is Karl Rove supporting a progressive Jewish candidate in Texas?

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  • October 7, 2026
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Weitzman Museum in Philadelphia gets $47,000 from state historical commission

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US withdrawal from Iraq a ‘victory,’ Trump says

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ADL alleges ‘systemic’ anti-Jewish bias in cultural spaces

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Hamas has agreed to disarm, Trump says

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  • August 12, 2026
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Orthodox rabbi at ‘Redicate 250’ rally: ‘Antisemitism is un-American’

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  • May 21, 2026
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J Street a ‘cancer within Jewish community,’ Israeli ambassador says

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  • May 21, 2026
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Jewish groups denounce fatal shooting at San Diego mosque, say it proves need for security funding

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European Jews renovate synagogues and dedicate Torah scrolls

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House arrest for antisemitic posts prompts calls for hate-crime prosecution in Canada

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If Trump offers Canadian Jews refugee status, will they take it?

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Flydubai, symbol of Israel-UAE ties, at center of thwarted hijacking attempt

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EU sanctions Israeli settlers after Hungary, under new leadership, clears path

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Global Jew-hatred incidents jumped 30% in a week, new report says

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Criminal probe opened after antisemitic chants during soccer match in Belgium

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Labour politician is booed as thousands rally against antisemitism in London

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IDF rejects ‘NAZA’ claims of deliberate targeting of Gaza civilians

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  • October 7, 2026
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Made in Israel: Israeli scientists push frontiers of oil-spill cleanup technology

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‘Antisemitic conspiracies spread within 67 minutes of flydubai attack’

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Netanyahu pledges new security measures in wake of flydubai attack

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Passengers help stop a flydubai pilot from deliberately crashing an Israel-bound plane

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Netanyahu links Iran war to Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria

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Israel’s High Court hears challenge to Netanyahu’s pick for Mossad chief

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‘Death to Arabs’ chanted at Jerusalem march after Ben-Gvir displays Israeli flag on Temple Mount

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Being Jewish in Spain

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15 Reasons Why I Could Divorce My Husband  

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J Cafe gets fired up for spring 

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Today in Israeli History: May 22 – May 28

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Bad Joke of the Week: Taking temperature

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Jews in the News: Movies, Omar Sharif’s Surprise, Mucho “Bear”, Vets

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From the Pages: May 21, 2026

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Dairy Dishes for a Festive Shavuot Table  

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Parshat Bereshit Genesis 1:1-6:8

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Sukkot (Second Days)

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Sukkot

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Parshat Haazinu                                                                         Deuteronomy 32:1- 32:52

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  • September 16, 2026
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Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelech                                                          Deuteronomy 29:9- 31:30

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  • September 16, 2026
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Parshat Ki Tavo                                                             Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8

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  • September 16, 2026
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Parshat Ki Tetze                                                                                                      Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19

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  • September 9, 2026
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Parshat Shoftim Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9

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Obituaries

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In Loving Memory of Robert Kanter

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In Loving Memory of Florette Hoffheimer

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In Loving Memory of David Randall Lipson

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In Loving Memory of Mary-Bob Rubenstein

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In Memory of Leonard Dave

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  • July 7, 2026
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Abraham Foxman, transformative longtime director of the Anti-Defamation League, dies at 86

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  • May 21, 2026
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Michael Tilson Thomas, famed conductor and scion of Yiddish theater, dies at 81

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The ‘godfather of denim’ was an Italian designer whose Jewish father was murdered at Auschwitz

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At a Glance

Cincinnati Jewish community comes together for Clean Speech campaign; Month of mindful speech to help unite and heal

  • October 26, 2023

Submitted by Clean Speech Cincinnati As the Jewish community here continues to grapple with the […]

Dream by Dream: Geri Kolesar’s book brings Isaac Mayer Wise to a new generation
Courtesy of Geri Kolesar. The front cover of “Dream by Dream,” Geri Kolesar’s book about Isaac Mayer Wise

Dream by Dream: Geri Kolesar’s book brings Isaac Mayer Wise to a new generation

  • October 26, 2023

By Julia OlsonAssistant Editor There is no shortage of information about Isaac Mayer Wise, especially […]

An insider’s view of the Skirball Museum
Hanukkah Lamp, Robert Lipnick (b. 1958), United States, 1992, B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection of the Cincinnati Skirball Museum

An insider’s view of the Skirball Museum

  • October 26, 2023

Submitted by the Cincinnati Skirball Museum After a lengthy closure caused by supply chain issues […]

Hundreds arrested at Jewish US Capitol rally calling for Gaza ceasefire
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images Police officers take a protester into custody as Jewish activists stage a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C., Oct. 18, 2023

Hundreds arrested at Jewish US Capitol rally calling for Gaza ceasefire

  • October 26, 2023

(JTA) — At least 300 people were arrested at a Jewish-led rally in the U.S. […]

American Jewish giving to Israel spikes as a ‘tangible’ way to express grief after Hamas attack
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90 People call for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza, outside the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Oct. 17, 2023

American Jewish giving to Israel spikes as a ‘tangible’ way to express grief after Hamas attack

  • October 26, 2023

(JTA) — For more than a week, Herbert Block’s phone has been buzzing nonstop with […]

Biden calls to secure Israel, not give up on Palestinian statehood
Courtesy of JNS. Photo credit: YouTube/White House U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the nation about war in Ukraine and in Israel on Oct. 19, 2023 from the Oval Office

Biden calls to secure Israel, not give up on Palestinian statehood

  • October 26, 2023

(JNS) — Below are excerpts from U.S. President Joe Biden’s national address to the American […]

At one New Jersey Jewish school, four families mourn relatives killed in Israel
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Facebook and family photos Sigal Levi, Tal Eilon, Ben Uri and Idan Herman, Israelis killed in the attacks launched Oct. 7 by Hamas, each had relatives at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County in New Milford, New Jersey

At one New Jersey Jewish school, four families mourn relatives killed in Israel

  • October 26, 2023

(JTA) — On the Monday morning after the deadly Hamas attack near the Gaza border, […]

Chicago rabbis attend funeral of Palestinian-American child killed in alleged Islamophobic hate crime
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Courtesy Ari Hart Rabbis Ari Hart (left) and Hody Nemes (right) with the imam of the mosque where 6-year-old Wadea al-Fayoume’s funeral was held

Chicago rabbis attend funeral of Palestinian-American child killed in alleged Islamophobic hate crime

  • October 26, 2023

(JTA) — Before he paid his respects at the funeral of Wadea al-Fayoume, the 6-year-old […]

Portugal moves to end Sephardic Jewish citizenship law
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Carlos Costa/AFP via Getty Images The Portuguese parliament building is seen in Lisbon, Oct. 25, 2019

Portugal moves to end Sephardic Jewish citizenship law

  • October 26, 2023

(JTA) — Portugal’s parliament has advanced a bill that would end the country’s citizenship law […]

Empty strollers in London call attention to child hostages in Gaza as families head to the UN
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Images via Getty Images Empty strollers in front of the Houses of Parliament in London symbolize the Israeli children being held hostage in Gaza, Oct. 22, 2023

Empty strollers in London call attention to child hostages in Gaza as families head to the UN

  • October 26, 2023

(JTA) — Empty strollers in London and Shabbat tables with empty seats in at least […]

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