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40,000 pupils predicted to attend Jewish schools by 2025

The Institute for Jewish Policy Research predicts a significant rise in Jewish school enrollment in the UK, reaching 40,000 pupils by 2025, with a substantial increase attributed to the growth of the Charedi population.

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September 6's Short Reads

Moment Daughter of History: From Holocaust Refugee to American Teenager with Susan Rubin Suleiman

Ami The Ger Tzedek of Ukraine // A conversation with Yaakov (Igor) Siniakov, who serves as a Jewish chaplain in the Ukrainian Army

Ami Is There a Mole in the State Department? // Iran envoy Robert Malley faces the heat as an Iranian newspaper reveals disturbing details

Ami David Sable // Doable

Ami Sorry, Media // Distaste isn’t license to Slander

JTA A Florida JCC canceled a slavery-focused talk with a Jewish author, citing ‘the current political climate’

Tablet The Toxic Gentleness of the American Theater

Tablet The Temple of Zoom

Tablet Biden Backdoors Israel in the U.N., Rescinding Trump’s Recognition of Sovereignty over the Golan

Forward NYC Mayor Eric Adams, refusing to pick a side, says Netanyahu and protesters both ‘love Israel’

JTA ‘Tatami,’ a film inspired by Iran’s Israeli athlete boycott, is making movie history

JTA Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s daughter boycotts namesake CUNY center over anti-Israel speech at law school graduation

Forward Makeup artist apologizes over prosthetic nose worn by Bradley Cooper in ‘Maestro’ film

JTA Makeup artist apologizes over prosthetic nose worn by Bradley Cooper in ‘Maestro’ film

Forward Jewish sailor Bill Pinkney, first Black person to circle the globe solo, dies at 87

JTA Israeli Hebrew didn’t kill Yiddish. As a new exhibit in NYC shows, it gave it a new nest to live in.

Forward By targeting the ADL, Musk has chosen Jews as his scapegoat

JTA First-of-its-kind Israel experience offers young Jewish communal professionals a month in Tel Aviv

JTA Looking to order Rosh Hashanah dinner in NYC? These 15 places can cater your holiday meal.

Moment Playing the Israel Card in the First GOP Debate

Forward A Florida JCC canceled a Jewish author’s talk because her novel mentions slavery

JTA Jewish sailor Bill Pinkney, first Black person to circle the globe solo, dies at 87

Forward Border police officer lightly wounded in West Bank attack, Palestinian assailant shot dead

Mishpacha Software Savvy Part 9

Mishpacha Hashem’s Waze

Mishpacha Blood Brothers

Mishpacha Playing Second Fiddle to Trump

Mishpacha Viewing Ourselves Honestly

Mishpacha Home Ground: Chapter 34

Mishpacha Apple Thumb-Prints

Mishpacha Selling Points with Master Salesman Andrew Singer

Mishpacha Sticky Five-Spice Spare Ribs

Emes Ve-Emunah The Yiddish 'Language'

Forward Ishay Ribo, Orthodox Israeli pop star, delivers rock concert-religious revival mashup at Madison Square Garden

Kveller Fran Drescher Once Starred In a Raunchy Movie About Jewish Summer Camp

Forward Fan ejected from US Open match after chanting Nazi phrase at German player Alexander Zverev

Forward Has Woody Allen ever told you how lucky he is?

JTA Fan ejected from US Open match after chanting Nazi phrase at German player Alexander Zverev

Lilith Vintage Eye Candy for the New Year

JTA Barcelona resumes ‘sister city’ relationship with Tel Aviv, reversing former mayor’s decision

Forward Jack Lew, Orthodox Jew who led US Treasury, is Biden’s pick for Israel ambassador

JTA Ishay Ribo, Orthodox Israeli pop star, delivers rock concert-religious revival mashup at Madison Square Garden

Kveller The Simple Way I’m Preparing for the High Holidays

JTA Jack Lew, Orthodox Jew who led US Treasury, is Biden’s pick for Israel ambassador

Forward Elon Musk threatens $4 billion lawsuit against ADL

JTA Elon Musk threatens to sue ADL for billions of dollars, blaming Jewish group for lost revenue

eJewishPhilanthropy Jewish day camps work. Are they in your investment portfolio?

Future of Jewish The Powerful Connection Between Kabbalah and Mental Health

Between The Lines What Can Diaspora Jews Do To Support Israel’s Protest Movement? Plenty.

Forward With Burning Man caked in mud, Jewish camp saved the day

Forward Netanyahu reportedly in talks to compromise on judicial overhaul

Lehrhaus Aggadic Poetry

Tablet Schools Should Not Be Factories

Tablet Embracing My Whole Self, Through Food

Tablet Not Everybody’s Protest Novel

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