Haaretz/Judy Maltz
By Haaretz/Judy Maltz
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Breaking News Yemeni Family Airlifted Into Israel Last Week Gets a Taste of the Holy Land
Among the few prized possessions the last remaining Jews of Yemen lugged along on their secret flight to Israel last week was a snazzy-looking tabun for baking flatbreads. This particular oven is made of metal, rather than the traditional clay, and has instructions printed in Arabic on its exterior. Another kitchen essential they refused to…
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Breaking News Israel Airlifts 17 Yemeni Jews To Holy Land in Covert Mission
In a covert cross-continental operation, the Jewish Agency airlifted 17 Yemeni Jews to Israel on Wednesday, reuniting members of several families who had been separated for two years. The group included four adults and one small child flown in directly from Yemen to Ben-Gurion International Airport where they were reunited with their family members who…
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Breaking News Women of the Wall Allowed To Pray in Women’s Section at Kotel
Women of the Wall and their supporters will be allowed to pray at the women’s section of the Kotel this month and will not be relegated to an area away from the wall, as they were last month, according to police. In response to a question from Haaretz, a Jerusalem District Police spokesperson said: “The…
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Food Israeli Cuisine on the American Screen — With Michael Solomonov
Even for a veteran filmmaker whose widely praised documentaries have explored subjects as diverse as the O.J. Simpson trial, the classic American Chevrolet, the Kennedy assassination and the life of Broadway musical giant Richard Rodgers, this could be considered a rather unlikely topic. And that might explain why Roger Sherman tends to bubble over with…
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Breaking News Ultra-Orthodox Rabbis Renew Call for Protests Against Women of the Wall
Tensions are running high ahead of Monday morning’s Rosh Chodesh prayers at the Western Wall, as leading ultra-Orthodox rabbis have called on young seminary women to come out in large numbers to protest the monthly service held by Women of the Wall, a pluralistic prayer group. Since the seminaries are currently on summer breaks, special…
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