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Community Reflecting on Fathers and Kings
Of all prayers in the world, the rabbi of my congregation asked me to write something about Avinu Malkeinu — Our Father, Our King. This prayer, said three times on Yom Kippur has always been a challenge for me. I have a very complex history with so-called fathers and kings, and I’ve dedicated my adult…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Marks 50 Years Of Occupation By Claiming ‘We Will Uproot Neither Jews Nor Arabs’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — “There will be no more uprooting of communities in the Land of Israel,” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at an event marking 50 years of Jewish settlements on occupied land. Thousands attended the controversial event held Wednesday night in a field outside of Alon Shvut in Gush Etzion. In addition to…
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Fast Forward 3 Arab-Israelis Arrested In Temple Mount Terror Plot
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Three Arab-Israelis were arrested for planning a shooting on the Temple Mount. Two of the arrested, one a 16-year-old minor, of Umm al-Fahm located near Haifa in northern Israel, were supporters of the Islamic State who planned to carry out a shooting attack on the Temple Mount modeled after one in July…
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Israel News Why The Balfour Declaration Didn’t Impress The Forverts Editor
The Forverts did not care much for the Balfour Declaration, the November 2 letter that pronounced British support for a Jewish home in Palestine, in the heat of World War One. Forverts editor Ab Cahan discounted the Declaration, issued by Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to express his support for “the establishment in Palestine of a…
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Community The Tenacity Of Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres’s story offers a compelling argument for the indispensable role of leadership, a quality notably absent from the world stage today. Indeed, the first anniversary of the Israeli statesman’s death on September 28 can serve as an important lesson on the potential of those with access to power to shape events, even amid serious…
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Fast Forward 2 Israeli Soldiers Killed In Training Accident
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a training accident in the Golan Heights. A self-propelled cannon overturned into a ditch during a military exercise early Wednesday morning, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Along with the two fatalities, two soldiers were seriously injured with internal and orthopedic injuries and two others were…
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Food Discovering Yom Kippur Tradition And A Beautiful Break-Fast Pastry In Mumbai
This is the second article in a two-part series. Last year, I made my first visit to Mumbai to walk in my mom’s proverbial footsteps and discover my Indian-Jewish heritage. I spent some time in the kitchen of Sharona Hayeems, a local Jewish caterer, learning her traditional method for making halwa, a sweet Indian custard…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Hasids Cheer As Drew Barrymore In-Flight Movie Covered Up
Ultra-Orthodox Jews on a private chartered jet cheered after the in-flight movie — the 2007 rom-com “Music And Lyrics” — was covered up with a blanket, the Daily Mail reported. The scene occurred apparently in the plane’s first class cabin. After the screen was covered, the men on the plane can be heard clapping and…
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