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Jacob Steinmetz

Orthodox minor-league pitcher Jacob Steinmetz is eating kosher delivery, walking to the stadium on Shabbat — and staying focused on the game

Steinmetz, who in 2021 became the first Orthodox Jewish player drafted into MLB, was elevated to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ High-A affiliate in June.

By Jacob Gurvis July 3, 2024 12:41 pm

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Following internal drama over Israel, Reconstructionist Judaism affirms support for progressive Zionism and 2-state solution

Rabbis from the liberal Jewish movement have taken leading roles in anti-Zionist activism.

July 2, 2024 4:40 pm

Headstones knocked over at a cemetery

176 Jewish gravestones vandalized at 2 Cincinnati cemeteries

Local Jewish groups condemned the damaging of the historic gravesites.

July 2, 2024 12:02 pm

Hadar’s new plan has it minting rabbis, opening synagogues and sending teens to Israel. Is it a denomination now?

By Jackie Hajdenberg July 1, 2024 9:59 am

Sharon Kleinbaum led New York’s queer synagogue through crisis and triumph. Now she’s passing the baton.

By Julia Gergely June 28, 2024 3:14 pm

A panel discussion at a synagogue

A Chicago rabbi’s encounter with an anti-Zionist leaflet inspired him to make a new podcast

By Andrew Lapin June 28, 2024 12:15 pm

A priest stands over a poster about to be mounted on a wall

Father Coughlin’s Detroit-area church will now teach visitors about his antisemitism

By Andrew Lapin June 25, 2024 4:45 pm

Jewish parents join lawsuit challenging Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools

By Jackie Hajdenberg June 25, 2024 6:43 am

Reform movement to ordain intermarried rabbis, ending longstanding ban

By Philissa Cramer June 20, 2024 12:00 pm

Missouri judge rejects suit by interfaith clergy, including rabbis, that challenged abortion ban

By Jackie Hajdenberg June 17, 2024 5:41 pm

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