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54+ min ago  (717+ words) Rabbi Menachem Creditor serves as Scholar-in-Residence at UJA-Federation New York and is the founder of Rabbis Against Gun Violence. Rabbi Creditor has authored and edited over thirty books, including A Rabbi's Heart, and After October 7: Essays. With millions of views…...

10+ hour, 28+ min ago  (588+ words) More than 700 rabbis from across the US have signed an open letter demanding Mayor Zohran Mamdani apologize for calling the American Israel Public Affairs Committee "monsters" who move "millions in dark money" to preserve their power. "Using the language of…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (517+ words) It's been a rough weekend for Scott Wiener. The California state senator, who is hoping to replace the retiring Nancy Pelosi in Congress later this year, was heading over to San Francisco's Trans March last Friday when he was circled…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (205+ words) Temple Israel of West Palm Beach has a 103-year history as the first Jewish congregation in Palm Beach County. Today, it continues to be a center for Jewish life. To keep up with its growing congregation, the temple has relocated…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (433+ words) NEW YORK (VINnews) " A social media post by popular columnist and former attorney Jill Filipovic criticizing an Orthodox Jewish religious practice sparked a heated online debate this week, drawing more than 1 million views and thousands of comments, many defending the…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago  (633+ words) In 1979, Centrifuge launched as a youth summer camp for sixth through 12th grade students. Now known as FUGE Camps, this camp model combines small group Bible study with recreation, track times, worship and church group time. Nearly five decades later, FUGE…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (506+ words) A leader of 13 of the free trips to Israel takes in Jonathan Spector's new play about the ways Israel has come between friends. After staffing 13 Birthright trips and sending more than 500 young Jews to Israel, I recently sat in a…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago  (269+ words) In time for the Three Weeks, JLI's Heaven on Earth offering brings visual and engaging learning on the Beis Hamikdash to Chabad Houses worldwide. Full Story Ahead of the summer, JLI has unveiled a newly-modified course offering, titled: Heaven on…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (511+ words) Several pro-Israel voices pointed out that the country has no established religion and constitutionally guarantees freedom of worship to all New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing criticism after saying that he could not support states that privilege one religion…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (998+ words) Today's'Your Daily Phil'was curated by e JP Managing Editor Judah Ari Gross, Israel Editor Justin Hayet and Opinion Editor Rachel Kohn. Have a tip?'Email us here. The'Jewish Agency's Board of Governor meeting concludes today in Tel Aviv. The'Israeli Embassy…...