High Holiday Reflections on the State of American Jews

“I never would have imagined the splinters inside of the Jewish community,” said Rabbi Elan Babchuck, whose work includes research on polarization.

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Rabbis Emerge as Growing Voice of Criticism of Israel’s Tactics in Gaza

Among the recent public letters was one from dozens of Orthodox rabbis demanding “moral clarity” to what they called a humanitarian crisis.

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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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UAE Arrests 3 in Connection With Murder of Israeli Rabbi

Israeli authorities say the abduction and killing of Rabbi Zvi Kogan was an act of antisemitic terrorism, but investigators have not yet stated a motive.

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