Nathan Jeffay
By Nathan Jeffay
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The Schmooze London Installs ‘Sabbath Mode’ Walk Signal
London is getting a “hands free” crosswalk so that observant Jews don’t have to risk their lives on the Sabbath. Until now, pedestrians need to press a button on London crosswalks and wait for a “green man” to light up to signal they should cross. But for years, this has caused a problem for congregants…
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Israel News Shelly Yachimovich Started Protesting at Early Age
At 15, Shelly Yachimovich was expelled from school for hanging up posters denouncing the principal’s style of leadership. As the newly elected head of Israel’s Labor Party, it’s now her leadership style that is under scrutiny — and she’s up against far more than posters. Her campaign for the party primary September 21 was marred…
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Opinion Do Israelis Even Care About Statehood Bid?
What do Israelis feel about the Palestinian statehood bid? Judging by the talk of their leaders in New York, and Diaspora Jewish organizations that claim to be representing their interests, you may think they’re ready to fight it tooth and nail. But a surprisingly high seven out of ten think that if the US veto…
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Opinion Is MK Ahmed Tibi Part of Abbas’s UN Delegation?
It’s a question that cuts to the heart of Israeli Arab identity. With the Palestinian statehood bid upon us, is it wrong for the elected representatives of Israel’s Arab citizens to work against Israeli officials at the United Nations, or is it only a natural representation of their constituents’ views and their expression of kinship…
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News American Billionaires Spark Israeli Media Furor
Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson has long been seen as a powerful force in Israel’s body politic. He’s the owner of Israel’s largest daily newspaper and so close to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he sat in the front row of the Knesset’s VIP section for Netanyahu’s 2009 electoral victory appearance. Adelson is also…
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The Schmooze Flying El Al? Better Pack Your Own Sandwich
If you’re planning on flying El Al, pack your own sandwiches. The airline has reportedly announced that it is cutting the number of flight stewards in tourist class by one steward in flights of up to four hours and two in longer flights. El Al employees are furious with the company’s chief operating officer and…
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The Schmooze Israeli Man Is Seven Months Pregnant
Mazel tov — it’s a boy! Not the baby, but the person giving birth. That’s right. If the news broken by Yediot Ahronot is correct, a man is to have a baby. Apparently, a 24-year-old Israeli who had a female-to-male sex change operation went to a hospital on Sunday and told doctors that he’s pregnant….
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The Schmooze Wake-up Calls Help People Rise and Pray
Jewish tradition teaches that the current Hebrew month, Elul, is a wake-up call to repent and prepare for the High Holy Days that follow. Well Israel’s largest telecommunications company, Bezeq, is taking this idea rather literally. As if weekday synagogue services don’t already start early enough in Israel — often between 5am and 6am —…
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