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Quebec court upholds law banning Jewish religious symbols in workplace

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, a Jewish advocacy organization, said in a statement Tuesday that it was “deeply disappointed” by the ruling.

|ByDAVID LAZARUS/JTA
A church in Middlesboro, Kentucky, prays to a Star of David in a still from Maya Zinshtein's documentary "'Til Kingdom Come."
Trump's impeachment lawyer David Schoen covering his hand with his head before drinking water

Why did Trump's lawyer, David Schoen, keep putting his hand on his head?

Was the fact that he covered his head while drinking also because he is an Orthodox Jew?

|ByLAURA E. ADKINS/JTA, RON KAMPEAS/JTA
A man wears a kippa.

Woman threatens rabbi with a knife on street in Vienna, steals his kippah

The assault happened after several minutes in which the woman shouted antisemitic slogans at the rabbi as multiple passersby looked away, he said.

|ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James

Yarmulke-wearing athlete to compete in LeBron James’ ‘Million Dollar Mile’

Michael Neuman, a 25-year-old psychologist from Miami Beach, Florida will appear in the July 13 episode of the show.

|ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA

Heavens Above!

JUNE 4, 2018ByZALMAN MYER-SMITH
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Battle of the diamond kippot

Designers create extravagant yarmulkes - with ridiculous price tags.

DECEMBER 4, 2017ByAMY SPIRO
$167,000 kippah