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Shlissel challah is the name given to the special challah baked for the first shabbat after Passover

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A Jewish baking tradition rises in the age of Instagram

Shlissel challah is a special loaf baked the first sabbath after Passover. We trace the modern route by which the bread has spread beyond the ultra-orthodox world to everyday Jewish bakers.

April 25, 2025
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  • Deena Prichep
A replica of Anne Frank's bedroom that she shared with Fritz Pfeffer, a dentist in his 50s.

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Exhibit takes visitors inside the annex where Anne Frank lived

For the first time, a re-creation of the annex where Anne Frank and her family hid is available outside of Amsterdam. Visitors in New York said its themes reverberated in today's political climate.

March 27, 2025
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  • Sarah Ventre
Sholom Sandalow reads from the Torah as Rabbi Brant Rosen watches on a Saturday morning Shabbat service with Tzedek Chicago, an anti-Zionist congregation.

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This synagogue calls itself 'anti-Zionist.' Here's what that means in practice

Tzedek Chicago calls itself anti-Zionist congregation, meaning it does not support a Jewish nation-state.

March 09, 2025
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  • Yonat Shimron
A man throws bread into a creek in Boulder, Colorado as part of a tashlich ceremony, which involves symbolically casting away sins.

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How one woman is seeking atonement this year during Yom Kippur

As Yom Kippur approaches, many Jews are engaging in self-reflection and a process of atonement. One woman shares her story of seeking repair.

October 11, 2024
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  • Sarah Ventre
A table covered with a cloth featuring the Loyola Marymount Hillel logo in the front, and six portraits of hostages who were killed sitting on top of it.

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October 7th anniversary weighs heavy as Jews enter the High Holy Days

The anniversary of the October 7th attack on Israel takes place during the Jewish High Holy Days. It's a time of ending things that need to be ended in order begin things that need to be begun.

October 02, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
At Sinai Temple in west Los Angeles, blue ribbon marks off more than 130 seats that stand as reminders of the hostages who remain in Gaza following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel

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Gaza hostages raise painful reminders as Jews prepare for Passover

Among the themes of Passover is freedom from captivity. For many Jews this year, the holiday brings up the pain of knowledge that hostages are still captive after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

April 21, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
Amit Soussana (r), who was held hostage by Hamas and released hugs a friend near her house where she was kidnapped during the Oct. 7 attack on the kibbutz, on Jan. 29, 2024, in Kfar Aza, Israel. Many of the towns and kibbutzim attacked on that day remain completely evacuated, with their residents having relocated to other parts of Israel.

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Rabbis offer pastoral care for those traumatized by Oct. 7 Hamas attack

The Oct. 7 attacks on Israel displaced tens of thousands of Israelis from their kibbutzim near Gaza. Since then, rabbis have been crisscrossing the country offering trauma-informed care to victims.

January 30, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
At Holocaust Museum L.A., visitors can leave prayers or messages in a memorial wall.

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  • Religion

International Holocaust Remembrance Day rings differently this year

Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27, feels different this year because of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. More Jews were killed that day than on any single day since the Holocaust.

January 27, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
Peter Berg

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Atlanta rabbi leads prayer in the U.S. Senate

Atlanta rabbi Peter Berg delivered the opening prayer in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

December 12, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
Evan Gershkovich stands inside a defendants' cage before a June hearing in Moscow.

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  • Religion

Jews around the world send Rosh Hashana wishes to detained reporter Evan Gershkovich

The Wall Street Journal reporter has been held in Russia since March. Thousands have written him letters for the Jewish new year, as the campaign for his release hones in on next week's U.N. meeting.

September 15, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
President Joe Biden shakes hands with second gentleman Doug Emhoff during a celebration marking Jewish American Heritage Month last week. The administration has just released a comprehensive strategy for combating antisemitism.

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The first national strategy for fighting antisemitism is finally here. What's in it?

The landmark plan outlines over 100 steps that federal agencies will take within a year. But the Biden administration says it will only work if other individuals and institutions take action too.

May 25, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff is using his political platform to help fight hate. But he stresses that tackling antisemitism is not a partisan effort.

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Doug Emhoff has made antisemitism his issue, but says it's everyone's job to fight it

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Harris, is increasingly focused on combating antisemitism at home and abroad. He spoke to NPR about his historic role.

February 17, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Rabbi Albert Slomovitz preparing to speak at Heritage Baptist Church in Cartersville, Ga.

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Georgia religious leaders push back on antisemitism

A group of religious leaders in Georgia is pushing back against high profile anti-Semitic statements with an appeal to Christians. They say there is no place in the heart of someone who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ for hatred based on religion.

November 28, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
Jewish pilgrims gather at a lake to perform Tashlikh, an atonement ritual that involves symbolically casting one's sins into a body of water, during the Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Rabbi Nachman's tomb in Uman, Ukraine on Monday. Despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a reported 23,000 adherents made the trip, which was complicated by the grounding of civilian aviation throughout Ukraine.

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War didn't stop Hasidic pilgrims from gathering in Ukraine for the Jewish new year

Orthodox Jews gathered in Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, at the tomb of a rabbi who preached his vision of a joy-filled life in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

September 28, 2022
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  • Pete Kiehart and
  • Julian Hayda
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Political Rewind: Reflecting on faith as Georgians observe Ramadan, Good Friday and Passover

Friday on Political Rewind: What is the role of our churches, mosques and synagogue during these difficult, divisive days? On today's show, we brought together some of Georgia most prominent religious leaders. It is a relevant day for the discussion; tonight Jewish communities observe the first night of Passover, for Christians it is Good Friday and Muslim continue observing the holy month of fasting during Ramadan.

April 15, 2022
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