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הנשיא הרצוג כותב את האות האחרונה בספר התורה
Torah scroll of solidarity between Israel and Ukraine completed
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote the first letter and Israel's President Isaac Herzog wrote the last in the scroll meant to symbolize peace and unity between the two countries; It will be placed in Kyiv's Great Synagogue JCC, Beit Menachem
Itamar Eichner | 04.02.24
הרב יצחק יוסף
Chief rabbi threatens Haredi exodus over conscription, critics call for his resignation
'If you force us to go to the army, we’ll all move abroad,' says Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, tying Israel's military successes to Torah study; 'Rabbi Yosef's words are an insult and disgrace to IDF soldiers who risk their lives to defend the country,' Lapid says
Moran Azulay | 03.10.24
מטוס דרימליינר של אל על
El Al is taking Torah and Talmud study to the skies
Israel's flagship airline is partnering with Yeshiva University to provide religious content for its passengers, which is now offered on the entertainment system for all passengers on long-haul flights - after a launch done quietly under the radar
Daniel Edelson, New York | 02.07.24
הרב אברהם סתיו בשטחי הכינוס
Rabbis serving in reserves try to bolster troops, communities
One rabbi continues to give lessons on Zoom while serving in combat unit, another says battalion is his current community; all say their council to soldiers is required especially in times of war
Shmuel Munitz | 11.29.23
החיילים בבית הכנסת בבארי
IDF soldiers meet with founder of Be'eri synagogue: 'Light in a sea of darkness'
After the soldiers fought and cleared Kibbutz Be'eri they wanted to enter a locked synagogue; they reached out to Rachel Priker, who told them the key was in her destroyed house, and gave them permission to break the door down; One month after the horrific massacre, she came to visit
Sharon Kidon, Nir (Shoko) Cohen | 11.08.23
Five books, 22 facts: A look into the Torah
What’s the Torah's longest chapter? Most prominent character? Where is it mentioned that the Temple was built in Jerusalem? And did the Israelites build the pyramids? In honor of Simchat Torah and the completion of the Five Books of Moses, here are the most interesting facts about our Torah
Dor Saar Mann, Miryam Blumenthal | 10.06.23
איסוף החומרים בארכיון בעיראק
Jewish heritage discovered in Iraqi building once owned by Saddam Hussein
How did an Ashkenazi Jew from the US manage to unveil an archive of Iraqi Jews hidden for years by Saddam Hussein's forces in the underground bunkers of Iraqi intelligence? The story of Harold Rudd, a Pentagon consultant who succeeded in salvaging Jewish heritage materials
Yaniv Pohoryles | 08.27.23
Haredi youths outside an IDF enlistment center
Israel is dodging the ultra-Orthodox question
Opinion: While outrage has surrounded the timing of the proposed Basic Law: Torah Study, Israeli society should also ask itself about the law's ideological motives
Shmuel Rosner | 07.30.23
Swedish police once again approve BIble burning outside Israeli embassy
Woman says stunt come as protest for 'systematic violations of children's rights in Sweden'; 'Measures should be taken to avoid such pointless provocations from happening again,' says Israeli envoy
Itamar Eichner | 07.27.23
גברים ונשים מתפללים יחדיו מול הכותל המערבי בתחילת שנות ה-20. את הרחבה הגדולה המוכרת כיום חוסמים בתי שכונת המוגרבים, שנהרסו מיד בתום מלחמת ששת הימים
The women's section in the synagogue remains a halachic mystery
Alongside men, behind a partition, or on a balcony? The answer to the question of women's place in the synagogue has never been clear in religious literature but over the years, different customs have emerged in various Jewish communities
Itzchak Tessler | 07.24.23
מול שגרירות ישראל בשבדיה: נערכים להצית ספר תורה
Swedish activist backs off Bible burning in Stockholm
Swedish national Ahmed Alloush says he never planned to go through with the burning of holy Jewish texts and wanted to make sure authorities weren't selectively enforcing laws
Zeev Avrahami, Stockholm | 07.15.23
פעיל במהלך הפגנה שבה הצית שרף קוראן מולך מסגד ב שטוקהולם שבדיה
Sweden receives request to burn a Torah, and might approve it
After Stockholm allowed the burning of a Quran in front of a mosque, concern building in Israel and in the Jewish community in Sweden over requests to burn a holy scroll in front of the Israeli embassy
Itamar Eichner | 07.06.23
ארכיון מצעדי גאווה בירושלים
Once an opponent of the pride parade in Jerusalem, I now march in it
As unwavering faith turns newfound insights after the senseless murder of Shira Banki, I learned from those born different that same-sex relationships were their only path to happiness and fulfillment, and that acknowledging it compromises no aspect of my faith
Rabbi Aharon Leibowitz | 06.01.23
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