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2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (221+ words) Radical haredi activists hung signs at the main entrance to Jerusalem from Route 1, reading: "Entry for Military Police and Israel Police prohibited. Remember: caution prevents disasters." Similar signs were also hung at the entrance to Modiin Illit. The signs were…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago  (68+ words) The Supreme Court has issued a landmark conditional order demanding the state explain why ultra Orthodox men in civil national service receive larger monthly payouts than standard volunteers and frontline combat troops. Knife in Netanyahu's Back The Rich and Shameless…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (677+ words) The emotional toll of the online battlefield can bring a sense of isolation for Jews watching the news and their feeds, Hillel Fuld says Jews often feel alone in these times of rising hate, an Israeli-American entrepreneur and activist told…...

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1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (833+ words) Celebrating Purim at the Comunidad Bet El synagogue In early March 2026, I was privileged to join young Jewish leaders from Chicago and Detroit on a weeklong journey to Mexico City to explore Jewish identity, global responsibility and cross-cultural connection. Visiting…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (563+ words) Our June fundraiser has begun! Will you support local news in Oak Park and River Forest? The Oak Park Police Department is investigating an act of vandalism that included'antisemitic'language and imagery. The vandalism occurred at the 327-329 Home Ave.'property, currently…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago  (376+ words) The sign that includes the group name "Voices for Palestinians" was recently erected at Maple Road and Walnut Street in West Bloomfield. Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter called the sign's location an "act of provocation," and urged the Road Commission…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (794+ words) Rabbi Michael Namath checked all the boxes to be a rabbinic student, according to the head of admissions for Hebrew Union College at the time. Namath knew Rabbi Gary Zola from HUC programs he'd attended as a high school student....

1+ hour, 27+ min ago  (666+ words) The 43rd Jerusalem Film Festival is around the corner, and I find myself wishing, with unusual force, that I could be in Jerusalem on opening night. Invitations withdrawn. Exhibitions cancelled. Films avoided. Festivals nervous. Co-producers hesitant. Distributors afraid of controversy. Artists…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (304+ words) For decades, American Jewish organizations and institutions gave almost automatic support to the policies of various Israeli governments. Doubts were expected to remain unspoken, and criticism was nearly enough to expel its speaker from the community. But this "blank check…...