Photo of Australian Jewish boy being forced to kiss classmate’s shoes sparks outrage
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Continue ReadingPhoto Credit: Jewish Press Vol. LXIX No. 40 5780 New York CityCANDLE LIGHTING TIMEOctober 4, 2019 – 5 Tishrei 57806:15 p.m. NYC E.D.T. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); Sabbath Ends: 7:13 p.m. NYC E.D.T.Sabbath Ends: Rabbenu Tam 7:44 p.m. NYC E.D.T.Weekly Reading: VayelechWeekly Haftara: […]
Continue ReadingPhoto Credit: courtesy, the family Rabbi Ben Zion Lipsker, z’l Residents of the southern Israeli city of Arad gathered Thursday night in the synagogue he founded to remember their Chief Rabbi and emissary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe obm, Rabbi Ben Zion Lipsker, z’l, on the tenth anniversary of his passing following a serious illness. Words […]
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (JTA) — The Jewish Telegraphic Agency has launched a Hebrew-language website and syndication service aimed at the Israeli public. The service features original Hebrew articles and videos with Hebrew translations of items published in English by JTA and adapted for Israeli audiences. JTA’s new Hebrew news site is www.jtahebrew.com. The goal is to […]
Continue ReadingPhoto Credit: courtesy, COGAT Shipments of holders for the four species used on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, waiting to be exported from Gaza to Israel. Some Israelis — many, in fact — will celebrate the holiday of Sukkot this year holding their four species bound with holders produced in the Gaza Strip. Ahead of […]
Continue ReadingPhoto Credit: Yonatan Sindel / Flash 90 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly making plans to hold a snap internal election – soon — for the chairmanship of the Likud party, due to what appears to be a deterioration in the membership’s faith in his leadership. But if he chooses to […]
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Continue ReadingNEW YORK (JTA) — When Ceen Gabbai argued with her first-grade teacher about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, she didn’t realize how big of a risk she was taking. The year was 2000 and students across the world held strong opinions about the Second Intifada, an outbreak of violence that claimed thousands of lives and began in […]
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