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(JTA) -- Jewish groups called for civil and serious discussion about race, democracy and justice in the wake of the grand jury's decision in fatal s
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JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel and the Palestinians held secret back-channel peace negotiations, the New Republic reported. The secret negotiations crea
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By Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) – If they buy it, they will come. That’s the philosophy behind a new luxury apartment
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By Rabbi Seth Goldstein, Special to JTNews One of my challenges as a rabbi is to make Judaism relevant across demographics. Part of the cha
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By Ben Sales, JTA World News Service JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Rawan Masalha and Inbar Shaked-Vardi were in their ninth-grade geography class earlier this
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By Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) – If Rabbi Steven Pruzansky of Teaneck, N.J., had his way, Arab rioters and stone throwers
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