Bereaved Israeli families may now add traditional phrase ‘May God avenge his blood’ to soldiers’ gravestones
The expression, in Jewish tradition, has historically been appended to the names of Jews killed for being Jewish
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Hostage posters ripped off the wall outside Brad Schneider’s office a week after his house is picketed after midnight
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Israeli soldiers are finding Judaica in Gaza — and trying to locate the items’ owners
Soldiers — who have found menorahs, a challah board and a seder plate in Gaza — often don't know whether to take or leave the Judaica
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Keir Starmer, who prioritized fighting antisemitism in Labour Party, set to lead Britain after landslide win
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Hezbollah hits northern Israel with heaviest barrage since Oct. 7
Even diehard residents who refuse to evacuate since October say they're rattled by Thursday's strikes
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Israel without a chief rabbi for first time in a century
The government has failed to set a date for their successors’ election
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Involvement in primaries was once a rare occurrence for partisan Jewish groups on both sides, but that has changed as both parties grapple with internal realignments over support for Israel
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Netanyahu pushes back against reports of army pressure to end the war, accusing officials of ‘defeatism’
Netanyahu’s statement was extraordinary for implicitly upbraiding the country’s military leadership. It suggested that the leaders were guilty of “defeatism"
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Following internal drama over Israel, Reconstructionist Judaism affirms support for progressive Zionism and 2-state solution
Rabbis from the liberal Jewish movement have taken leading roles in anti-Zionist activism
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