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The Jewish holiday Purim starts on March 16. Here's what Purim is and how to celebrate it.
A group of Orthodox Jewish boys dance and sing during the Jewish holiday of Purim on March 5, 2015.…
Gabbi Shaw
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US Jewish groups urge those celebrating Purim not to wear offensive blackface or costumes that might stereotype minority groups
Following an incident in New Jersey last year, six US Jewish groups have urged those celebrating Pu…
Joshua Zitser
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A gay Israeli soldier says he's going to fly the LGBTQ+ flag on his tank while fighting Hamas
Yoav Atzmoni told Insider that he jumped at the chance of serving in the Israeli military to defend…
Thibault Spirlet
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Archaeologists in Israel left red-faced after it transpired that a unique 'ancient' inscription was carved last summer
The pottery found in Tel Lachish National Park in southern Israel was initially hailed as a signifi…
Isobel van Hagen
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From Thanksgiving to Labor Day, these 9 holidays have surprisingly dark origins
Despite how they might be celebrated today, some holidays don't have the happiest history, like Tha…
Gabbi Shaw
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Mike Pompeo says it's 'certainly' possible that Trump may be the modern-day savior of the Jewish people
Referencing Queen Esther, who according to Jewish scripture convinced the king of Persia not to mas…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Orthodox and Haredi Hasidic Jews in a New York suburb say they're scapegoats in the coronavirus crisis. The 'othering' goes back decades.
More than 90,000 Jews, many of them Orthodox or Haredi Hassidic, call Rockland County home. During …
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Meet the startup behind those massive Texas energy bills
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Benji Jones
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WeWork founders Adam and Rebekah Neumann are close friends with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner and invited them to Rebekah's extravagant 40th birthday bash in Italy
As WeWork navigates a rocky path to going public, the founders' leadership style has been under a m…
Meghan Morris,Julie Bort
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New York families under coronavirus quarantine worry isolation measures aren't strict enough: 'If there are no answers, people make their own decisions'
The man who was diagnosed with the coronavirus, which causes a disease called COVID-19, is a 50-yea…
Eleanor Goldberg
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NY Politician Launches One Of The Most Terrifying Political Ad Campaigns Ever
"Jakiw Palij, an ex-Nazi slave-labor camp guard, continues to live comfortably in Jackson Heights, …
Hunter Walker
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Parents are struggling to cope as coronavirus worries shut down schools, leaving kids scared and confused
Judah was required to self-quarantine after having attended a bar-and bat-mitzvah celebration in Fe…