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Norman Lear, Jewish creator of pioneering TV comedies, dies at 101

Norman Lear, Jewish creator of pioneering TV comedies, dies at 101

The TV icon had a gift for drawing out humor from the challenges of his characters

by Cindy Sher December 06, 2023

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Together with Israel: JUF's Israel Emergency Fund No ‘right way’ to respond to trauma Using ritual to find comfort, solidarity, and hope Record turnout for national Israel solidarity rally Bruchim Haba’im The cease-fire ruse

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Harvard president apologizes, Penn alum yanks $100M gift as congressional antisemitism hearing fallout continues US officials deny pressing Israel for a war ‘deadline,’ but differences between the two are emerging David Ellenson was my rabbi. I can’t believe we won’t learn from him anymore. Hate or just a crime? Either way, Jewish restaurants are finding support after vandalism Rabbi David Wolpe resigns from Harvard antisemitism committee over president’s ‘painfully inadequate testimony’ on campus antisemitism How a Jewish educator took the Hanukkah llama from TJ Maxx meme to teachable moment The Jewish Sport Report: The Hughes brothers make even more Jewish hockey history Left-wing Jews usher in Hanukkah in NY with rally demanding a ceasefire and mourning Gaza casualties Man arrested after firing shots at Albany, New York, synagogue with preschool More than 500 staffers of Jewish groups, most of them progressive, appeal to Biden to press for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war ‘All about light overcoming darkness’: How US Jews are celebrating Hanukkah with Israel at war

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Blades of glory

Blades of glory

Local Jewish skaters team up to skate their way to victory

by ROCHELLE RUBINOFF 10/26/2023

Sunrise Day Camp brings the joy of summer camp to kids with cancer

Sunrise Day Camp brings the joy of summer camp to kids with cancer

“From the minute they get off the bus, we do everything we can to make it the best day ever for our campers,” said Addie Goodman, President and CEO of JCC Chicago.

by LINDA S. HAASE November 17, 2023

Looking for ways to show up for our community—especially now?

Looking for ways to show up for our community—especially now?

Become a counselor at a Jewish summer camp

by DAVID KORENTHAL November 17, 2023

Teaching English, learning Israel

Teaching English, learning Israel

Lessons from my Kefiada summer

by JACQUELINE FORMAN November 20, 2023

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