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High school textbooks in Texas blame Arab world for conflict with Israel
Published: 18/09/2018(JTA) — High school textbooks in Texas have blamed the Arab world for its conflict with Israel — and they will continue to do so following a review of the state’s public school curri ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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How a Chinese fruit became a Sukkot symbol
Published: 18/09/2018NEW YORK (JTA) — The holiday of Sukkot isn’t complete without a lulav and an etrog, the four species that Jews are commanded to wave on the harvest holiday. But according to a new book, it wasn’ ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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U of Michigan professor refuses to recommend student for study in Israel because of BDS
Published: 18/09/2018(JTA) — A professor at the University of Michigan is under fire for saying he can’t write a letter of recommendation for study in Israel because he supports a boycott of the country. John ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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Our former rabbi victimized women. Here’s how we made our synagogue a safer space.
Published: 18/09/2018WASHINGTON (JTA) — As the current president of Kesher Israel Congregation in this city’s Georgetown neighborhood, I write to correct erroneous and unsupported statements about Kesher that ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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An Israeli singer in Amsterdam creates the world’s first Ladino pop album
Published: 18/09/2018AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Wandering the ornate streets of the city of Fes in northern Morocco, Noam Vazana heard several men singing a tune so familiar that it made her stop in her tracks. Vazana, a suc ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Jewish Men Decline Reward for Lost $80,000 Returned to Muslim Couple
Published: 18/09/2018Big news on the mitzvot front. A video obtained by Yeshiva World News captured the MAGNIFICENT MOMENT when a pair of observant Jewish men returned a bag containing $80,000 to its owners, a Muslim coup ... Read moreSource: www.tabletmag.com
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Netanyahu calls Putin to blame Syria for downing of Russian plane
Published: 18/09/2018(JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel told President Vladimir Putin of Russia that Syria was squarely to blame for the downing of a Russian military plane, and said he hoped Israel ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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A new Torah scroll symbolizes a Liberal Jewish revival in the Czech Republic
Published: 18/09/2018PRAGUE (JTA) — A new Torah scroll is being used in this historic city by one of its two Reform Jewish congregations to welcome the High Holidays and the series of solemn and joyous celebrations ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Yankees and Red Sox meet in rare midweek day game due to Yom Kippur
Published: 18/09/2018(JTA) — The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox will meet in a rare midweek day game in the Bronx on the eve of Yom Kippur. The game was scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday in order to avoid confli ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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Russia Backs Off Blaming Israel for Downed Jet
Published: 18/09/2018In less than 24 hours Moscow has gone from accusing Israel of the shootdown of a Russian jet in a “deliberate provocation,” to striking a far more conciliatory tone with Russian president Vladimir Put ... Read moreSource: www.tabletmag.com -
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‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ wins 8 Emmy Awards
Published: 18/09/2018(JTA) — It was quite a Jewish night at the 70th Emmy Awards. While co-host Michael Che joked that most of the first winners, despite being white, did not thank Jesus, the explanation may have be ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Morag's Run: Why a small desert road was a key pivot in the Yom Kippur War
Published: 18/09/2018Tirtur Road’s dual role – Egyptian defense line and would-be Israeli artery – would turn the nondescript desert road into a major strategic pivot. Read moreSource: www.jpost.com
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Haredi MK Gafni nearly lynched on Yom Kippur eve for support of draft bill
Published: 18/09/2018Demonstrators in Haredi garb called Gafni a murderer and tried to break the windows of his car. Read moreSource: www.jpost.com -
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Israel 'expresses regret' for downed Russian jet, holds Syria responsible
Published: 18/09/2018Expressing regret, Israel says responsibility of incident falls squarely with Syria as well as Iran and Hezbollah. Read moreSource: www.jpost.com -
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Pedaling on two wheels through Israeli history
Published: 18/09/2018Cycling culture has gone hand-in-hand with modern Israel’s development and suffered just as many growing pains. Read moreSource: www.jpost.com
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Gal Gadot wishes her followers a meaningful Yom Kippur
Published: 18/09/2018'I am sorry if I ever hurt your feelings' Read moreSource: www.jpost.com -
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Achinoam Nini pays respects to Fuld family
Published: 18/09/2018'The news broke me to pieces. I can't breathe' Read moreSource: www.jpost.com -
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ANALYSIS: What Russia’s Latakia condemnation means for Israel
Published: 18/09/2018Russia has blamed Israel for air strikes in Syria in the past. Read moreSource: www.jpost.com
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Russia blames Israel after its military aircraft shot down over Syria
Published: 18/09/2018JERUSALEM (JTA) — Russia is blaming Israel after one of its military aircraft was shot down over Syria. The plane disappeared Monday from radar following an alleged Israeli airstrike on a Syrian ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Police detain 5 Shabab al-Aksa activists on Temple Mount
Published: 18/09/2018Special security measures in place for Yom Kippur. Read moreSource: www.jpost.com -
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Person-to-person: How to get your temper under control for Yom Kippur
Published: 18/09/2018“When people learn to calmly ask for what they need, they don’t feel like yelling so much. It takes constant practice to learn how to ask people to help you or give you something." Read moreSource: www.jpost.com
