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Dozens of Yeshiva University faculty say they “deplore and oppose” the school’s decision to give its highest award to Rep. Elise Stefanik, saying the prize politicizes commencement ceremonies and rewards an extremist official. Stefanik, a member of House Republican leadership, will receive the school’s Presidential Medallion. She is being recognized alongside Rachel Goldberg-Polin, who will […]

Over a quarter of Jewish adults in the United States say they consult astrology or a horoscope at least once or twice a year, according to a new study. The study by the Pew Research Center survey, published Wednesday, surveyed U.S. opinion on astrology, tarot cards and fortune tellers. It found that 18% of American […]

A man appointed to an advisory committee by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has stepped down amid outcry over a 2023 video of him tearing down Israeli hostage posters. Ishan Daya was one of 20 appointees to Johnson’s new Chicago Fiscal Sustainability Working Group. His website identifies him as a community organizer focused on public safety […]

Families sending their children to yeshivas and other Jewish schools nationwide would be eligible for tuition assistance through a federal tax credit proposed in federal budget legislation. The proposal — which would create scholarships of up to $5,000 per student — marks the farthest that proponents of school vouchers have ever gotten toward expanding school […]

Fliers denigrating Jews were strewn around Squirrel Hill, and residents were reportedly targeted with antisemitic epithets, the latest antisemitic incident in the neighborhood that suffered the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting. The fliers were reportedly thrown from a moving vehicle, according to Pittsburgh Police. Police said the fliers were in clear bags weighed with […]

Four Orthodox rabbis are among the 26 people named by President Donald Trump to advise his newly formed Religious Liberty Commission. Two other Jewish activists at right-wing advocacy groups are also joining the commission, which Trump announced earlier this month. Critics of the commission have charged that it caters to the concerns of evangelical Christians […]

The City Council of Providence, Rhode Island, raised the Palestinian flag at City Hall on Friday amid dueling demonstrations. The council announced the decision to raise the flag on X Wednesday, one day before Palestinians and their supporters observed Nakba Day, which marks the displacement of Palestinians upon Israel’s establishment. City Council President Rachel Miller […]

The revelation that President Donald Trump intends to accept a $400 million airplane from the government of Qatar to replace Air Force One has dominated news headlines and generated widespread outcry. Scores of journalists and critics are pointing to a pattern of alleged Qatari influence-buying in the United States. But these allegations are not new. […]