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With bulletproof vests, socks and soap, US Jews rush to aid Israel

(Reuters) -An hour after Rabbi Jonathan Leener put out a call for donations among his small Brooklyn synagogue community, he had raised $5,000. The contributions included everything from sleeping bags to toiletries for the 300,000 reservists - some of whom live in the United States - called up by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. "I think people here feel somewhat helpless being so far away, so the response from people has been really dramatic in the best way possible," Leener said, noting that many community members have immediate family in Israel. ....

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Jewish diaspora mourns attack on Israel, but carries on by celebrating holidays

The Jewish diaspora awoke to horror Saturday in what was supposed to be among the most festive times on the Jewish holiday calendar. The attacks by the militant group Hamas came after the end of Sukkot, a weeklong celebration to commemorate the harvest season and the time Jews lived in the desert after being freed from slavery in Egypt. It also came as Jews in the United States were gearing up to celebrate the holiday of Simchat Torah, which marks the beginning of a new annual cycle of the reading of the scrolls and is celebrated in Israel a day earlier. ....

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