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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – The first thing I learned in Israel is that there is no such thing as lines. Any form of order or organization is simply frowned upon in a society, comprised of a people that has been pushed around enough throughout history to …
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SARAH MARASCO
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3/12/15
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – Police removed haredi Orthodox protesters who disturbed a women’s prayer service at the Western Wall.
The Original Women of the Wall group held morning services on Feb. 29 using a small Torah scroll they smuggled in. The …
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3/3/16
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JTA — The Atlanta Jewish community broke a Guinness World Record after creating an Israeli flag out of edible cookies.
The flag assembled by volunteers on Sunday, June 3 used about 117,000 …
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6/7/18
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There is a double negative for so many of us this week as we reckon with the ways in which our Jewishness invalidates the rest of our identities, as our Jewishness makes us people no longer deserving of protection. I have never been to Israel, …
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SARAH GREENLEAF
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10/18/23
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One March 12 and 24, a group organized by Israelis living in Rhode Island gathered in front of the Rhode Island State House in support of those protesting the proposed judicial reforms in Israel. All …
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4/2/23
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(JTA) — Israel held a national election seven weeks ago. It might hold another one in September.
If that sounds weird to you, you’re right: Israel has a famously raucous political system, …
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Ben Sales
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5/29/19
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NEW YORK (JTA) — Among the most disturbing spectacles over the months since the coronavirus was unleashed on the world have been the attacks on haredi Orthodox Jews in both Israel and the United …
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Rabbi Avi Shafran
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4/30/20
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This story originally appeared on Kveller .
It’s no secret that for more than a decade now, Hollywood has turned toward Israel to look for new show formats that could be adapted well for …
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Brandon Schuster
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8/7/20
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – When the Maccabees climbed the stairs of the Temple in Jerusalem, they lit the menorah with the knowledge that there was only enough oil to last for one day. Only a miracle could turn oil into a renewable resource. And the future …
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Dasee Berkowitz
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12/4/14
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JTA — Popular Israeli singer Shiri Maimon confirmed that she will be debuting this fall on Broadway.
Maimon will play the starring role of Roxie Hart in the hit musical …
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6/7/18
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