Jonathan Shamir
By Jonathan Shamir
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Fast Forward How the queen’s death changes British Jewry’s most distinctive prayer
On the Shabbat after Queen Elizabeth's death, British Jews and their counterparts in the Commonwealth changed one of the mainstays of their service. Where does the ‘Prayer for the Royal Family’ come from? And why is the prayer recited in English, not Hebrew?
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Fast Forward Their country suddenly a pariah, Jews look for ways to leave Russia
TEL AVIV (JTA) — “You’ll be calling until the mashiach comes,” one woman responded this week to a frantic query about embassy appointments on a Facebook group for Russians planning to move to Israel. While Russians seeking to make the move, known as aliyah, may not have to wait until the messiah arrives, they are facing…
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