Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Rare Breed of ‘Jacob’s Sheep’ Returns to Israel
TORONTO – A rare breed of sheep said to be descended from Jacob’s flock referenced in the Bible will be shepherded to Israel with the help of a Canadian Jewish couple and Israel’s national airline. El Al announced recently that it will “heavily subsidize” the costs of shipping the so-called biblical sheep “from a major North American…
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Fast Forward Spanish ‘Kill Jews’ Village Twins With Israeli Town
— The Spanish village formerly known as Kill Jews Town is twinning with an Israeli town. On Sunday, Kfar Vradim in northern Israel hosted officials from Castrillo Mota de Judios, or Castrillo Jews’ Hill, for a ceremony to make the relationship official. As part of the relationship, the towns will promote cultural, tourist and commercial…
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Fast Forward Outspoken Ethiopian Chief Rabbi Dumped by Israel Rabbinate
JERUSALEM — The Chief Rabbinate will not renew the contract of the chief rabbi of Israel’s Ethiopian community, reportedly because of his criticism against the rabbinate over discrimination in marriage registration of Ethiopian Israelis. Rabbi Yosef Hadane’s contract expires at the end of July. Army Radio first reported on Monday, citing unnamed senior officials in…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Professor Whose Sperm Sired 22 Children Is Married With 3 Kids
— The Brooklyn mathematics professor who gained notoriety after reports that he has offered his sperm for free and has sired 22 children over the past 18 years is married and has three children of his own. The New York Post reported on Sunday, which was Father’s Day, that Ari Nagel’s wife of ten years, Roxanne,…
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Fast Forward Jewish Man Charged With Raping Amish Teen ‘Gifted’ to Him by Parents
— A Pennsylvania man identified as Jewish in a federal lawsuit against the Amish church has been charged with the sexual assault of a teen who was “gifted” to him by her parents, who were suing their former church. Police found 12 girls aged 18 years to 6 months in the Lower Southampton home of…
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Fast Forward Israeli Pro-Settler Group Pushes for Brexit in Retaliation for Pro-Palestinian Tilt
JERUSALEM — An Israeli nongovernmental organization that advocates for the settlements is pressing British voters to vote to leave the European Union. The push for Brexit, or a British exit from the EU, is meant to punish Britain for its move toward a pro-Palestinian stand, Meir Deutsch, director of policy and government relations for Regavim,…
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Fast Forward Guatemala Mayor Charged in Expulsion of Fundamentalist Hasidic Sect
RIO DE JANEIRO — A court in Guatemala indicted the ex-mayor of a small town in the Central American nation for “participating in the expulsion of a religious community.” Antonio Adolfo Perez y Perez of San Juan La Laguna was charged with abuse of authority and discrimination and sentenced to house arrest, the local newspaper Prensa…
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Fast Forward Is Israel’s $18M for Settlements Another Sign of ‘Apartheid’?
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Cabinet approved an additional $18.6 million for West Bank settlements to help defray the costs of their “unique security situation,” spurring one Palestinian leader to say Israel “openly supports apartheid.” On Sunday at its weekly meeting, the government approved a budgetary supplement that includes stipends for local councils in the West Bank…
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