Rabbi Sholom Lipskar, 78, Dies; Transformed Miami and Helped Jews in Prison

A charismatic figure in the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, he opened a synagogue in South Florida, unifying the Jewish community there, and founded the Aleph Institute.

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From Hasidic Brooklyn to Off Broadway: The Life of a Trans Rabbi

After disavowing her strict religious upbringing, Abby Stein came out as transgender. She is now the subject of a new play by New York Theater Workshop.

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How Yehonatan Indursky Fled His Ultra-Orthodox Life — and Returned

Despite the strictures of his faith, Yehonatan Indursky continues to make TV.

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A Historic Black Newspaper Gets a Museum

The New York Amsterdam News, which was founded 115 years ago and has published civil rights leaders, will convert most of its Harlem building into a museum and community space.

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New York Ends Funding for 2 Yeshivas That Fail to Teach Basic Skills

The decision is the first time that the State Department of Education has withheld money from private Hasidic schools for not teaching sufficient math and English skills.

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