Josh Glancy

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The joy and chaos of a Jewish wedding proves life is back

Horas, bars and dance floors — traditional celebrations are as far removed from the restrictions of the pandemic as it’s possible to get, and all the more wonderful for that

By Josh Glancy

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The joy and chaos of a Jewish wedding proves life is back
What looks like ‘apartheid’ keeps Israel secure

What looks like ‘apartheid’ keeps Israel secure

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Jews fought and died for America

Jews fought and died for America

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People wait to cross a street in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighbourhood in Jerusalem, on March 11, 2021. - Tensions between mainstream Israelis and ultra-Orthodox Jews, or haredim, have roiled throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Refusals by top rabbis to close religious schools and street-packing haredi funerals that ignored restrictions on gatherings infuriated the public, which blamed haredi defiance for extended lockdowns. But beyond hostilities, experts said the pandemic has also ignited an internal debate within the ultra-Orthodox community over whether its conduct during the crisis was justified. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

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XKH149505 Portrait of Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) 1831 (oil on paper on canvas) by Oppenheim, Moritz Daniel (1800-82); 43x34 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 05: Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff speaks with members of the media at Dunbar Neighborhood Center on January 05, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. Polls have opened across Georgia in the two runoff elections, pitting incumbents Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) and Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) against Democratic candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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Why American Jews will back Biden the 'super-mensch'

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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - AUGUST 20: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden delivers his acceptance speech on the fourth night of the Democratic National Convention from the Chase Center on August 20, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. The convention, which was once expected to draw 50,000 people to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is now taking place virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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