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Roswell, New Mexico, is rife with UFOs, scorpions and conspiracy theories — but few Jews

Larry Luxner in JTA · 11 Nov

Nestled in the dusty expanse of New Mexico, Roswell is infamous for the 1947 UFO incident, a saga sustained by the efforts of Jewish nuclear physicist Stanton T. Friedman.

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He grew up Christian. Now he’s sleeping in the synagogue that sparked his conversion.

Benyamin Cohen in Forward · 28 Jul

Austin Albanese, who grew up Christian, found himself spiritually drawn to Judaism while uncovering the history of the now-defunct Congregation Bnai Israel in Lancaster, Ohio.

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18 of our best stories in 2023 (so far) and the culture war next door

Matthew Litman in Forward · 7 Jul 2023

The author recounts a Supreme Court ruling that allowed a web designer to refuse making wedding websites for same-sex couples, which is followed by a kosher bakery in a nearby town rejecting an order from a synagogue for a Pride Shabbat.

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Tikkun Olam, Y’all

Karen Iris Tucker in Tablet · 18 Jan 2019

Rabbi Ira Sanders, a significant yet relatively uncelebrated figure in Southern Jewish history, is highlighted in James L. Moses' biography "Just and Righteous Causes."

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In Bay Area, Karaite Jews Keep An Ancient Movement Alive

Forward · 23 Feb 2017

Congregation Bnai Israel in Daly City, California is the only Karaite synagogue in North America, upholding traditions that diverged from Rabbinic Judaism around the 8th century.