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Sam Salz is likely the first Orthodox Jew to appear in a Division I college football game

Jacob Gurvis in JTA · 18 Nov

Sam Salz, a senior wide receiver for Texas A&M, has made history by becoming likely the first Orthodox Jew to play in a NCAA Division I college football game.

0 Politics Education

Federal judge temporarily blocks Louisiana’s law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments

Jacob Gurvis in Forward · 12 Nov

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Louisiana law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms, ruling it unconstitutional under the First Amendment.

0 Politics Communities

Nechumi Yaffe: 'I hate the idea that we are being killed and need to kill'

18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers · 4 Nov

Nechumi Yaffe, a Haredi woman deeply involved in Israel's Religious Left, discusses the complex intersection of her identities and her role in Israeli social dynamics.

0 Sports Culture

The Jewish Sport Report: After a thrilling World Series, a historic Jewish MLB offseason is on-deck

Jacob Gurvis in JTA · 1 Nov

The Jewish Sports Report highlights a pivotal MLB offseason for Jewish players following the Los Angeles Dodgers' World Series victory.

0 Education Politics

Boycotts: The Threat to Academic Freedom

Sapir · 1 Nov

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) recently shifted its stance, endorsing academic boycotts under certain conditions, sparking a debate over the definition and limits of academic freedom.

0 Gender/Identity Education

As Pride club takes on Yeshiva University, LGBTQ students at other religious colleges take notice

Louis Keene in Forward · 28 Sep 2022

The struggle for LGBTQ recognition at Yeshiva University (YU) has become emblematic for other students facing similar challenges at religious institutions.