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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn By Grace Gilson March 26, 2025 (JTA) Almost one in four U.S. adults raised Jewish do not identify as religiously Jewish anymore, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center.The study, published Wednesday, surveyed “religious switching” around
Senator Marshall Rauch, North Carolina’s Longest-Serving Senator, Dies at 102
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Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte’s Mission Trip To Mexico City
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A Lasting Legacy: How a Small Town Synagogue Endured — Its Impact Lives On
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Around the Table: The Concealed and Revealed in Purim
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From Shabbat to Shenanigans: “Bad Shabbos” Brings Big Laughs to Charlotte!
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Feb. 26, 2025 Opening night of the Charlotte Jewish Film Festival was filled with non-stop laughter as the fast-paced comedy “Bad Shabbos” played to a sold-out crowd. Now, Menemsha
ZABS Place Receives $500,000 Gift in Honor of Sam Ebersman
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Camp Judaea and Young Judaea Teens Launch Tikkun Olam Program in Hendersonville, N.C.
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn HENDERSONVILLE, NC Camp Judaea and Young Judaea Teens (YJ Teens) completed a pilot Tikkun Olam program during Presidents Day weekend in Western North Carolina. Twenty teens from across the
Get Heart Smart with Hadassah
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