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One nation under God: The American rabbis split from their flocks by politics

Religious leaders have felt themselves growing apart from their congregants as ‘toxic polarisation’ swells in the US

By Jay Deitcher

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American rabbis are increasingly finding themselves on the other side of the political aisle to their congregants (Image: Mike Moskowitz)
Orthodox Jewish singles are up against many challenges when it comes to finding a spouse, according to a new report by the Orthodox Union's Center for Communal Research. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Inside the matchmaking crisis rocking the US Orthodox community

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Transformative Orthodox composer Yigal Calek

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A tribute to Chabad visionary Rabbi Shraga Faivish Vogel
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The rabbi who helped to crack Israel’s Orthodox glass ceiling

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