(JTA) — Police in London have arrested a man in connection with a series of six assaults on Jews in areas of the city with large Jewish communities. The assaults began Aug. 18, when somebody struck Jews on the street during the day in the northern neighborhood of Hackney, then kept walking briskly away. The […]
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(JTA) — Any rabbi seeking to connect his or her High Holiday sermons to current events has plenty to draw from this year. There’s the global public health crisis that has claimed more than 4 million lives. There’s the recent conflict in Israel and Gaza. There’s the cloud of climate change and its accelerating impacts […]
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Ami Dadaon (Israel Embassy Twitter) The 2020 Tokyo Paralympic games are bringing Israel gold. Israeli athletes have amassed nine medals at the games, six of which are gold. Swimmer Ami Dadaon has three of Israel’s gold medals. Dadon took gold in the 50-freestyle relay and while finishing in 37.21 seconds and setting a new Paralympic […]
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