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The Schmooze Lorde’s ‘Team’ Gets a Yiddish Cover
Do you wish pop star Lorde would lay down a track in Yiddish already? Well, the next best thing just happened. The Technicalities, an Israeli husband-and-wife Yiddish music duo in their early 30s, recently recorded this cover of Lorde’s hit song “Team.” Shira Z. Carmel — who also sings in the popular Israeli doo-wop band…
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Opinion Insulting Shlomo Riskin Insults Israelis — and American Jews
We read with great concern the decision of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel to summon Rabbi Shlomo Riskin to their offices to discuss whether his conversion policy will prevent his reappointment to serve as a Chief Rabbi of Efrat. This is an absolute outrage and reflects an extreme level of disrespect on many levels. First,…
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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Back at Gaza After Rocket Hits
Israel and Palestinian militants appeared to be pulling back on Wednesday from further hostilities after Israel responded with air strikes to a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported on either side of the border, and Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon blamed the rocket launching late on Tuesday on “elements in the…
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Fast Forward Israel Nixes Subsidies to Anti-Vaxxer Parents
(JTA) — Each month, the Israeli government sends a check to every Israeli family with at least one child. The more children you have, the more money you get. Unless, that is, you don’t vaccinate your children. According to a clause in the coalition agreement signed last month by the ruling Likud party and the haredi…
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Fast Forward 5 Surprising Things Scott Walker Revealed About his Trip to Israel
Recently back from a trip to Israel, Wisconsin Governor and Republican presidential hopeful Scott Walker took to to share some of his thoughts about the Holy Land. Here are the highlights: 1. Visiting Israel has helped him decided whether to run for president. Walker told the Israeli newspaper “Israel Hayom”(conveniently owned by Republican mega-donor Sheldon…
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Opinion What Israel’s Chief of Staff Is Worried About — No, It’s Not Iran
Two members of Congress from New York, a Democrat and a Republican, are calling on President Obama to provide Israel with massive, 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs, capable of penetrating Iran’s fortified underground nuclear facilities. They also want to send B-52 long-range bombers that can carry the huge devices. “Providing Israel with a stronger capability to destroy…
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Culture Yiddish Sex Tips for Girls Find Home in Jerusalem Library
A few months ago, Dr. Yoel Finkelman was browsing through the catalog of the New York auction house Kestenbaum & Company; it’s a regular chore at the National Library’s collections department. He noticed an interesting item. Finkelman, the curator of the library’s Judaica collection, noticed a Yiddish pamphlet titled “Advice for Women and Young Women…
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Fast Forward Israel Thanks U.S. for Blocking Drive on Middle East Nuclear Arms Ban
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the United States for blocking an Egyptian-led drive on a possible Middle East nuclear weapons ban at a major United Nations conference, an Israeli official said on Saturday. It was a rare expression of diplomatic harmony with the United States from Netanyahu, whose relations with President Barack Obama have…
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