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Why do Jews intermarry, and who wants to marry a Jew, anyway?

Uriel Heilman NEW YORK (JTA) – Over the past half century, intermarriage has become increasingly common in the United States among all religions – but among Jews at a higher rate than any other. Why that is the... [Link]

Sean Penn rallies for Jewish man held in Bolivia

Jana Banin Sean Penn’s second career as a social activist usually conjures images of the actor on a wind-rocked boat, rescuing victims of some kind of natural disaster—not sitting in a courtroom with an Orth... [Link]

Sarah Silverman sings about staying home in ‘Perfect Night’

Jana Banin For your listening pleasure, “Perfect Night,” in which Sarah Silverman recounts the benefits of skipping the club for the couch. Because this is a Silverman production you can expect refer... [Link]

Sean Penn lobbies for haredi man imprisoned in Bolivia

Marcy Oster Actor Sean Penn urged a congressional hearing to pressure Bolivia to release a haredi Orthodox father of five under house arrest in the country. ... [Link]

To haredim, Knesset member Rabbi Dov Lipman now a turncoat

Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — Dov Lipman has staked his budding political career on his reputation as a moderate haredi Orthodox leader, someone uniquely positioned to broker compromise between Israel’... [Link]

Prayer for Oklahoma

Ami Eden Rabbi Abby Jacobson, religious leader of the Emanuel Synagogue in Oklahoma City, offers a prayer for her tornado-ravaged state.   ... [Link]

Alleged N.J. synagogue bombers plead not guilty

Marcy Oster Two New Jersey men accused of firebombing several synagogues in the state pleaded not guilty. ... [Link]

Seattle day school teacher pleads not guilty to molestation charges

Marcy Oster A former teacher at a Seattle Jewish day school pleaded not guilty to charges of child molestation. ... [Link]

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