for Saturday, January 7, 2023

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More and more Jews are choosing cremation. These rabbis aren't happy about it.

Stewart Ain in Forward

As more Jews opt for cremation, a practice traditionally seen as non-compliant with Jewish burial customs, a notable tension arises within the community.

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January 7's Short Reads

Forward Here are the prominent antisemites who have been reinstated on Twitter (that we know of)

Forward How a Black and Jewish punk band defied South African apartheid — and how it came undone

Jewish Review of Books On That Distant Day

Tablet Picturing a Lost World

Tablet Enemies of the State

Forward After Pope Benedict's death, who will claim his legacy?

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