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The rebukes arrived on schedule, with leftwing columnist Ana Marie Cox tweeting that the "Symbolism here is pretty... unsubtle."
Israeli Labor Party leader Isaac Herzog slams UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, notes his 'consistent hatred of Israel.'
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For the first time since the Holocaust the famous tunnel used by the prisoners of Ponar to escape from the Nazis had been located using new technologies for underground predictive scanning.
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Teachout is on the record as opposing NY Gov. Cuomo’s new order prohibiting awarding state contracts to BDS-supporting companies, which has earned her the support to many pro-BDS groups.
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It seems that Bavaria thought restitution meant restitution to the Nazis rather than to their victims.
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“Israel is responsible to protect and strengthen Jewish identity and affinity for Israel among each and every Jew everywhere in the world."
It replaces the silver Mezuza the Arabs stole on Friday.
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The Raelians use the swastika as a symbol of peace, which has kept them from being allowed into Israel, where they wished to establish an embassy for extraterrestrials.
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When Azaria's attorneys asked Naaman in court which of his testimonies they should go with, did the terrorist move, didn't he, the key witness answered, "Now I don't recall exactly."
By Shalom Bear
Abbas merely exchanged one lie for another.
An Iranian silver medalist avoided the awards rather than be photographed with the Israeli bronze medalist.
Somehow, wishing another the blessing of Sabbath peace from on-high, while offering the very real human gifts of joy and friendship as reflected in a smile, combines the essence of Jerusalem, and what makes it so special.
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Sharansky: “This is the single greatest expression of the Jewish people’s solidarity with French Jewry.”
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Orthodox authorities are concerned not only about the proper execution of the halakhic dipping, but also about the push to permit unmarried women to dip, which the rabbis view as an invitation to lechery.
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So now it's been established, the goose really hates it when the gander is doing goosey things, and sees nothing funny about it.
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The first ghetto's area was defined by two gates which were opened in the morning to the sound of the bell in St. Mark’s belfry, and closed at midnight by four Christian keepers, paid by the Jews.
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German law prohibits the open display of Nazi memorabilia, but not their purchase or ownership by folks who just wonder what it would be like to own the Reichsminister of Aviation's silk shorts.
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The mixed service is now a retaliation against Jerusalem Chief Rabbi's division of the designated mixed-prayer area.
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The Newport congregation testified they had to sell the ornaments because their numbers were starting to dwindle and they could no longer afford to pay a rabbi.
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The Bennett solution resolves the conflict in a peaceful way, which is not something the Reform and Conservative movements want.
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Bakst preferred to live in western Europe because, as a Jew, he did not have the right to live permanently outside the Pale of Settlement. One of his students was Marc Chagall.
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Last week, a Knesset committee debated a bill proposed by two ultra-Orthodox coalition partners determining that use of public mikvahs will be conducted strictly according to halakha.
A Jewish woman and child were attacked by an Arab male in Jerusalem on Shavuot.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“We are extraordinarily pleased with this generous donation of dairy in honor of Shavuot," said Shai Davaroff, vice president of logistics at Leket Israel.
New facility to feed the needy to be open 7 days a week and will include traditional Sabbath and holiday meals.
Impress those around your Shavuos table with your knowledge of which wine to serve with which cheese.
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More than 16 thousand personal items belonging to the victims of Auschwitz-Birkenau have now been delivered to the Auschwitz Memorial.
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The documentary offers a news-driven, satirical approach to focus on the global impact of the BDS Movement.
By JNi.Media
"I very quickly abandoned the ambition to achieve only rabbinic expertise, and moved on to the more important initiative of promoting you as creative scholars, with integrity, sensitivity and courage."
Due to Ramadan, Jewish access to the Tob of the Patriarchs will be restricted.
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Using the US' enormous economic clout, FATCA bullies the world's financial institutions into reporting on their American clients to Uncle Sam.
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The business community rejects the fabricated accusations against Israel perpetrated by the BDS activists.
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When a group of about 7,000 of these Indian Jews arrived in Israel six years ago, local hospitals have taken upon themselves to usher them into the wonderful medical advantages of modern times.
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MK Bezalel Smotrich (Habayit Hayehudi) said it was "refreshing to see a conservative approach on the part of the Supreme Court."
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Each year, the printed collection of signatures, bound together in a book, is presented to a different MK.
"According to the written sources, biblical and post-biblical, there was intense debate as to when Shavuot is celebrated and why."
By JNi.Media
For most Jews, every passing year reveals even more intensely the divine miracles that began with the 1967 war, and are still with us.
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"We encourage you to show your support by coming to shul this Shabbat for services and for the Shabbaton programming, and we welcome your feedback, questions, and notes of support."
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The signatories at the bottom of a letter titled "An important Message to the Community" include Rabbis David and Reuven Feinstein, the sons and spiritual heirs of the late Rabbi Moshe Feinstein.
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The cake can be prepared parve, but the cream cheese filling is what makes it unique.
"YOU are the Iron Dome of the State of Israel," Danon announced from the podium.
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The Krakow Judge wrote that "had Poland accepted the US extradition request, it would have violated the rights of Mr Polanski and at the same time the European Convention on Human Rights."
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“I’m not a Starbucks guy. I’m a Dunkin Donuts guy, but I like to pay for the coffee of the other folks behind me in line,” Kraft revealed.
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The good news is that a 62% majority of US respondents believe that the BDS movement is a form of modern anti-Semitism.
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Herzog wrote to Corbyn that he was “appalled and outraged by the recent instances of anti-Semitism by senior Labour party officials in the United Kingdom.”
Martina Anderson is a former convicted terrorist with the IRA, dubbed the “beauty queen bomber.”
By JNi.Media
All the Israeli signatories on the first petition to foil an effort to halt the boycott are activists in radical Left organizations, which are backed by copious amounts of foreign political funding.
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Each time MK Neguise, or foreign governments, or righteous lobbyists ask for another quota of Ethiopian immigrants who are Christian, not Jewish, they promise this is the last time.
The mysterious customs and origins of this mystical holiday.
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During the day, an exhibition titled "Stripes, Stars and Magen David" will be launched in the Knesset's Chagall Hall.
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The plan’s first excavation is currently underway in the Cave of the Skulls in Nahal Tse'elim, with the assistance of numerous volunteers.
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“We work very hard to make sure we instill the right values, so it is disturbing.”
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"We have a mission to convert Muslims to Christianity. We have a mission to convert the people of all the non-Christian religions [except] Judaism."
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Fridman, who has four children, the youngest is 10 and the eldest 22, told his Russian audience he wants his children to follow in his footsteps and create something on their own.
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This is a do or die case for the military prosecution, which has taken its share of lumps so far.
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While Clinton and Trump are essentially tied, Bernie Sanders whips Trump by double digits in almost every single major poll.
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Glick also said "there should be clear instructions as to how to conduct a wedding ceremony, and just as you don't have to have a rabbi at a circumcision, under the chupah you don't need a rabbi either."
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"The Germans incessantly lied to the Jews they deported for extermination. They told them about resettlement, work and life in a different location."
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"I don't think I will ever be the same having seen this astonishing thing."
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Rabbis Dov Lior, Yuval Cherlow, and Shlomo Aviner believe that the new invention is vital.
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Netanyahu's patron Adelson has taken on himself the mission of mending the rift between the PM and the candidate.
By JNi.Media
The NYT report described "unwelcome romantic advances, unending commentary on the female form, a shrewd reliance on ambitious women, and unsettling workplace conduct."
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The problem is that by reducing the number of vaccinated children, the community at large is exposed to a greater risk.
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Saying they were the trustees, not the owners, Judge McConnell chastised Shearith Israel for claiming ownership and removed it as Touro’s trustee.
In less than two weeks, Jews around the world will start getting some much needed back-up in the battle against BDS.
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The Haredi rabbis referred to "stupid" statements by senior officials in government and the military which, they said, dishonor the nation of Israel and the IDF soldiers.
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Was the defense minister calling on his officer to rebel against the political class? Probably not, although he sounded dangerously close to saying just that.
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In September 2006 shots were fired at the synagogue, and since then Police have stepped-up patrols in the area.
“I think that every country in the world must stand up and fully condemn this,” Netanyahu said. “This is what I told US Secretary of State John Kerry last night in my conversation with him.”
Goldie Michelson, 113, is the oldest American and oldest Jew in the world.
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“We do not mean to approve or deny the Holocaust," said the exhibition's curator. Good to know.
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66% of Israelis believe in God. An additional 20% believe in a higher power, but prefer not to use the G word.
By Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman
There is hardly a family in Israel who does not know someone or is not related to someone who is being mourned on this somber and mournful Memorial Day.
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"It is a national flyover, paid for by all of our taxes, and, more important, bears a national meaning for all of us."
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“We encourage all eligible ex-pats in Israel and elsewhere to make sure they are on the electoral registry before the June 7 deadline to ensure they can vote."
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The building, located near the site of the murders, will be home to 3 or 4 Jewish families and some Yeshiva students.
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Half the leftists feel ill at ease about expressing their views in Israel, while absolute majority of right-leaning Jews feel very or quite comfortable.
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The open rebuke was a deadly jibe at Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, who defended and supported Golan's speech and the sentiments he noted.
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Mladenov appeared deeply offended by the PM's suggestion that his staff were uneducated.
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Conservative Candidate Goldsmith, as well as Prime Minister David Cameron, repeatedly accused Khan of offering "platform, oxygen and cover” to religious and political extremists.
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Chen said he was truly surprised by the discovery, because he had honestly expected Trump to be the chosen candidate.
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“Yes, I’m a Republican, he’s a Republican. He’s our nominee."
By dvora
Following is the address by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the eve (4 May) of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day.
It’s the Holocaust rescue story that often goes untold—Jews who put their lives on the line to save their fellow Jews.
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"As the world remembers one of the most horrific events in modern history, Christians, Jews and people of conscience must commit to make a stand and say never again."
When Pnina Katsir turned 80, she finally told her daughter a secret she had kept for decades: she was a survivor of the Holocaust.
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It is a very serious matter that police do not permit Jews to protest the police own racist actions."
By Tzvi Fishman
A Holocaust can transpire by mass murder or mass assimilation. Regardless, to save the Jewish People, it is time for our exiles to come home.
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"Every time I arrive in my uniform, my 82-year-old grandfather starts crying."
Rivlin addressed the Holocaust survivors attending the ceremony, asking for their help in extracting the meaning of the tragedy and lessons to be learned.
Zikaron ba-Salon is a social initiative started six years ago by a group of friends who felt they needed a more direct and unfiltered way of connecting with the memory of the Holocaust on the solemn day.
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Burle Marx’s art inhabits a rare space between the rational and the lyrical. Nature’s variability was for him a liberating force.
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The top Jewish state school is the University of Florida, with 33,720 undergraduates out of whom 6,500 or 19% are Jewish.
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"If I post something from Adele or Taylor Swift, you can bet it'll be gone in a few hours."
MK Isaac Herzog, head of Israel’s Labour Party and Opposition leader said that he is “considering suspending relations” with British Labour.
The new plans will benefit 60,000 survivors living below the poverty line.
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"An orthodox Islam that does not respect our constitution or even contradicts it is incompatible with our legal system and culture."
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"I'm not ashamed of what I do, should I apologize for representing Judaism in the IDF?"
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While flying a combat mission over Serbia in 1999, Goldfein was shot down when his F-16 was hit by a surface-air-missile.