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UK chief rabbi to stay with King Charles to be able to attend coronation...

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Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom Ephraim Mirvis will be an overnight guest of the royal family  in May so that he will be able to attend King Charles’s coronation that will take place...

New research project examines how Shabbat dinner can build social connections

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A new research project announced last week will study how Shabbat dinners can be used as a tool to build social connections, decrease feelings of loneliness and help humans flourish. The initiative is supported by...
Getting together on Friday nights appeals to more and more Jewish men and women in their 20s and 30s, according to a survey by OneTable. Credit: Courtesy.

Survey shows Jewish young adults crave Shabbat dinner as chance to connect

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Planning a Shabbat dinner? Invite some young adults, they’re likely to say yes. That’s one of the takeaways in a survey conducted on behalf of OneTable, a nonprofit founded to support people in their 20s and...
New York City Department of Education building. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Jewish leaders, parents criticize New York Board of Ed meetings on Shabbat

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New York City’s Department of Education is being slammed for scheduling a series of public events on Friday night when Shabbat-observant Jews were unable to attend. “I am appalled that some parents are expected to...
Mia Raskin (standing) at a Binghamton University game. Credit: Courtesy.

Meet Mia Raskin: A Shomer Shabbat college basketball player at Binghamton

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For Mia Raskin, basketball and Judaism are essential parts of life. Her deep and simultaneous commitment to her favorite sport and religion never came into conflict; at least, until Raskin began considering her college...
A bar mitzvah boy is called up to the Torah, with masking and social distancing in place, at the Sydenham-Highlands North Hebrew Congregation, as Rabbi Yehuda Stern reads from the Torah. Credit: Courtesy.

After deadly attacks, new synagogue guidelines call for weapons, phones on Shabbat

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In the wake of the recent wave of deadly terror attacks in Israel, the World Organization of Orthodox Communities and Synagogues on Wednesday called for congregations to take precautions against possible attacks. Among its...
Carmichael Hall in the Residence Quad at Tufts University in Medford, Mass. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Tufts student wakes up on Shabbat to find mezuzah gone, groups lodge complaint

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Tufts University Police Department has launched an investigation after a student reported that the mezuzah affixed to his dorm room was stolen on Sept. 4. According to the school, the student was awakened by laughter and other...
“Dabo,” a lightly sweetened and seeded popular in Ethiopia. Credit: OneTable.

Video tells history of different bread eaten on Shabbat worldwide

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One Table, an organization that empowers men and women in their 20s and 30s to envision new rituals and build Jewish community through Shabbat dinner, has released a new episode in its 12-month video series. In...
Elie Kligman. Source: Instagram/Elie Kligman.

‘It’s a moment I will never forget,’ says Washington Nationals draft pick Elie Kligman

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Jewish baseball history was made for a second time this week when on Tuesday, 18-year-old Elie Kligman, an Orthodox Jewish teen from Nevada, was drafted by the Washington Nationals. Kligman, who keeps kosher and will...
Fresh-baked challah for Shabbat. Credit: Pixabay.

One Table opens more in-person Shabbat dinners for young Jewish adults

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One Table, an organization that empowers those in their 20s and 30s to envision new rituals and build community through Shabbat dinner, is reopening with indoor dinners of up to 10 people as it...