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St. Louis Jewish Light
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St. Louis Jewish Light
Rabbi Mark Shook brings Jewish lens to Bible and Qur’an study
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AEPi brothers at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., painted the campus rock on Yom Hashoah. Credit: Courtesy.
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A vigil organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Maryland campus took place under court order on Oct. 7, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Chesterfield Hebrew school launches with hands-on fun
Rabbi Mark Shook brings Jewish lens to Bible and Qur’an study
Rabbi Mark Shook brings Jewish lens to Bible and Qur’an study
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AEPi brothers at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., painted the campus rock on Yom Hashoah. Credit: Courtesy.
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At Manhattan's only Reform Jewish day school, the relatively new Makor program puts students into direct conversation with texts from the Torah, Mishnah, and other rabbinic writings. (Courtesy Rodeph Sholom School)
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A vigil organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Maryland campus took place under court order on Oct. 7, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Masked mob attacks Israeli man at crowded California pier
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