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After a staggering success in Israel: PITMASTER opens kosher branches in the U.S.
The Miami branch will open in April 2026 at Aventura’s Waterways Shoppes, while the New York branch is under construction, with its opening planned later this year.
A church was targeted in name of justice. Jews know where that leads - opinion
After Alex Pretti killing in Minneapolis, Jewish gun owners confront Second Amendment tensions
TikTok deal fuels rise of UpScrolled, founder conceived it as a haven for Palestinian activism
Norway to extradite ‘Ashkelon hacker’ Michael Kadar to US despite severe mental health concerns
Israeli-American Michael Kadar was arrested in 2017 after sending a series of bomb threats to Jewish community centers and institutions in multiple countries.
Colorado’s color-changing wildlife face new risks as snow vanishes
Four of them live in Colorado: snowshoe hares, white-tailed ptarmigan, short-tailed weasels and long-tailed weasels.
Orthodox rabbi Julius Berman, who influenced secular and observant Jewish institutions, dies at 90
His extensive leadership at some of the largest Jewish communal organizations in the United States defined his broader legacy.
‘Last Christmas, I gave you Iran’: Trump, Netanyahu in Mar-a-Lago love fest on Eretz Nehederet
The sketch mocked the contentious relationship between the two, where the prime minister is often subservient to the president but pretends not to be.
Iran opens dialogue with protest leaders after demonstrations over plunge in currency value
President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a social media post late on Monday that he had asked the interior minister to listen to "legitimate demands" of protesters.
Haibat al-Halbousi elected Iraq’s parliament speaker as new legislature convenes
Iraq continues to face challenges as it navigates between the Iranian influence on the country and a push by the US and others to roll back Iranian-backed militias.
Grading Trump-Netanyahu meeting on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and Syria - analysis
Iran was Netanyahu's and Israel's best spot by far from the summit. Trump said almost everything that the Israeli defense establishment would have wanted to hear.
Veteran Jazz ensemble cancel New Year’s show over Trump Kennedy Center renaming
"Jazz was born from struggle and from an insistence on freedom: freedom of thought, of expression, and of the full human voice," the group said, justifying the decision over Kennedy's renaming.
China encircles Taiwan with bombers, warships in largest-ever series of military exercises
Due to the simulations, 76 domestic flights have already been cancelled in Taiwan's offshore islands, affecting around 6,000 passengers.
In honor: 13 influential Jewish New Yorkers who passed away in 2025
As the year concludes, the New York Jewish Week remembers 13 Jewish New Yorkers who died in 2025. Among them are people who left an indelible mark on New York City.
