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Photo Credit: Judy Waldman Boca Raton Synagogue, conveniently referred to as BRS, is the largest Orthodox Synagogue in the Southeastern United States and is a dynamic shul that might also be respectfully considered “Big Rabbis Shul.” The pedigree, the list of rabbis that were involved with its establishment and growth reads like a Who’s Who […]

Photo Credit: Haim Zach / GPO Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion Airport, November 28, 2017. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to head to London on Tuesday, where he will meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the sidelines of the NATO summit, according to Israel’s Channel 13 news station. Netanyahu, […]

Photo Credit: Sraya Diamant/Flash90 The outpost of Komi Ori on a lonely hilltop near Yitzhar, in the Shomron. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); Border Policewomen on patrol in the area. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: […]

Photo Credit: IRNA Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei with his minions, Oct. 19, 2019. There was no mercy in the New York Times’ Sunday’s report “With Brutal Crackdown, Iran Is Convulsed by Worst Unrest in 40 Years.” It described an apocalyptic religious cult without conscious or morality, willing and able […]

Photo Credit: Yehonatan Valtser/TPS Aramaic conference in Jerusalem By Yehonatan Valtser Representatives from Assyrian communities around the world gathered in Jerusalem on Sunday evening to attend a conference hosted by the Committee for the Resurrection of the Aramaic Language and the Tikkun Movement highlighting the survival of the ancient language, which was once spoken throughout […]

Photo Credit: Flash90 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting of the Right-wing parties bloc at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on November 20, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** בלוק כנסת בחירות ישיבת סיעה ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו הליכוד הבלוק הימני הלאומי מפלגות הימין {Originally posted to the JNS […]

Photo Credit: Pixabay Tel Aviv’s vibrant culinary scene has received another accolade after it was ranked the 7th best destination in the world for culinary enthusiasts in 2020 by BBC’s Good Food Magazine. The magazine praised the city’s culinary tradition and noted it is a particularly popular destination for vegans, who can enjoy fresh produce […]

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons UN Partition Plan for Palestine 1947 {Originally posted to the Abu Yehuda website} Friday was 29 November, the 72nd anniversary of the UN General Assembly’s passage of resolution 181, the “partition resolution” which recommended the division of the Palestine Mandate into a Jewish and an Arab state. You will see this […]

Photo Credit: Michael Azband Mosaic floor exposed in a synagogue in the ancient settlement of Majdulia on the Golan Mosaic segments depicting bird and animal legs were discovered in the excavation of a synagogue in the ancient settlement of Majdulia, near Natur on the Golan Heights, a Haifa University spokesperson reported Monday. The settlement was […]

Photo Credit: Pixabay.com Isreali researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) found a molecule that can induce the self-destruction of pancreatic cancer cells. The research was conducted in human pancreatic cancer that was transplanted into mice. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); The mice were treated […]