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Chag sameach! Because of technical issues, we weren’t able to send out our newsletter on Saturday. So today, we’re presenting a different kind of weekend roundup. Here’s what you need to know…

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🤔 Why are AIPAC and JStreet endorsing the same candidates? When it comes to political donations, the two are more aligned — perhaps much more aligned — than you might expect. Read the story ➤

🇮🇱 It’s time to talk seriously about the Confederation of Israel and Palestine. The idea of implementing a European Union-style setup to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict might seem like a moonshot, writes Jodi Rudoren, our editor-in-chief. But it deserves a real chance. Read the story ➤

Plus:

• A group of Democrats and Republicans called on the Palestinian Authority to release the bullet that killed a Palestinian journalist

• The financial firm Morningstar admitted to errors regarding Israel in a bid to quell a boycott controversy

🎂 She won ‘The Great Australian Bake Off’ — with all kosher bakes.Ella Rosanis, 36, won hearts and stomachs with her black sesame tahini rugelach and za’atar challah. The show’s hosts, she said, “hadn’t ever tried any of the Jewish things that I baked.” Read the story ➤

🏠 ‘Farkakte Apartments’: Yiddish word wins sales and TikTok fans for realtor. New York City real estate can be the stuff of nightmares. To Stephanie Turk, that’s no reason for seeing the city’s wackiest listings as anything other than fun. On her popular TikTok account, Turk introduces viewers to listings that baffle and bemuse — and makes sales, too. Read the story ➤

Plus:

• House members asked to double funding for the office of special envoy on antisemitism

• Orthodox rabbis don’t enter churches. Why did Britain’s chief rabbi attend service at one?

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😳 He denounced antisemitism in Congress, then dropped dead. On June 4, 1941, U.S. Rep. Michael Edelstein took to the House floor to decry antisemitic comments by a fellow lawmaker — then promptly died of a heart attack. This is his story. Read the story ➤

😒 The new trailer for Ben Shapiro and Gina Carano’s film collab has violence, no Holocaust comparisons.After Carano was fired from the Disney+ show “The Mandalorian” for making an offensive Holocaust comparison, Shapiro offered to fund a movie with her in the starring role. Our critic’s take on the trailer: Uh, pass. Read the story ➤

Plus:

• Why did a video about seltzer and Torah study go viral in the Orthodox Jewish community?

• A couple’s Shabbat Zoom sex stream raised eyebrows — and renewed questions about online services.

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