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The End of Jewish Denominations
Liel Leibovitz
November 25, 2025

Until recently, the best guide to delineate between Jewish synagogues was denominational affiliation. These divisions within Judaism emerged from deep seated differing understandings of the nature of revelation and the authority of Halacha, and though, over time, Jews of all denominational affiliations interacted in all walks of life, the old division lines made sense. Questions concerning the nature of observing Shabbat, the role of men and women in the synagogue, or the acceptance of LGBTQ Jews, formed the central axis around which American Jews divided and understood themselves and their beliefs. No more. Since the morning of Oct. 7, 2023, we’ve only one division line: Zionist or anti-Zionist. That’s it. READ MORE

JPOST Anti-Israel org. places bounties on heads of Israeli academics for assassination
Bounties for the murder of Israeli academics are being offered on an anti-Zionist group’s website, with profiles and personal details of targets also provided to potential contract killers. The Punishment for Justice Movement website offers $500,00 for murdering a targeted Israeli academic, $100,000 for the murder of “special targets,” and other financial awards for providing information on them or committing acts of intimidation. The group lists the alleged home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, social media accounts, and even identification numbers of hundreds of academics.