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Cancer Takes Inspiring Teen, Megan Estey

Cancer Takes Inspiring Teen, Megan Estey

If only the next to last line hadn’t come true. Last Monday, Feb. 1, Megan Estey, the 16-year-old author of…
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Candid Talk On Teen Body Image Angst

Candid Talk On Teen Body Image Angst

Standing in front of a group of participants of a program at Sheppard Pratt Hospital, Rachel, a young Orthodox woman,…
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Rep. Edwards Defends Israel Stands

Rep. Edwards Defends Israel Stands

Congresswoman Donna Edwards (D-4th) — who last year was accused by some Jewish groups in the Washington, D.C., area of…
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Pikesville High Scores

Pikesville High Scores

You can’t tell the players without a scorecard” is an old sports adage. A group of Pikesville High School parents…
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National News


Edelstein Calls for Diaspora Relations Task Force

Israel’s minister of Diaspora affairs proposed a government-level task force to address a crisis he says is brewing between Israel…
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Study Reports on Stress in Orthodox Marriages

Orthodox marriages may be happier than their secular counterparts, but religious unions are rocky enough to concern a team of…
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Survivor’s Grandson Buys Mengele Diary

The grandson of a Holocaust survivor reportedly bought the diary of the notorious Josef Mengele.

The 180-page journal was sold…
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Adventure Seeker Strikes Gold with Best-Seller on Jewish Pirates

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the vast expanse of the Caribbean Sea was a playground for European empires competing…
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International News


University Investigating Assault on Jewish Students

York University in Toronto is investigating allegations of assault against two Jewish students during a pro-Israel program.

The incident, which…
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British Jews Debate After Court Ruling on ‘Who is a Jew’

To fight or not to fight?

That question has bitterly divided the Jewish community in Britain following the Supreme Court…
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With Unconventional Ways, Moscow Rabbi Boosts Jewish Life

The rabbi sits at the head of a conference table in a central Moscow bank and greets its vice president…
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Ukraine Chief Rabbi Protests Nationalist’s Honor

Ukraine’s chief rabbi said he will give up his own state honor to protest the country’s honoring of a wartime…
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Israel News


Snow Falls On Israel

Snow piled up on the Golan Heights and in the Galilee, and dusted Jerusalem as rain, hail and strong winds…
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Turkish PM: Israel Could Lose Turkish Friendship

Israel should consider “what it would be like to lose a friend like Turkey,” Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned.


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Israel Hits Gaza Tunnels in Response to Barrel Bombs

Israel destroyed two Gaza smuggling tunnels in response to Hamas’ attempt to attack Israeli targets in the Mediterranean Sea.

Israel’s…
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Israel’s Reply to Goldstone Suggests More Civil Approach

The Goldstone wars continue, but beneath the shouting a diplomatic track has emerged.

The Israeli government last week published a…
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