At tables of food lining a neighborhood courtyard, a steady stream of visitors helped themselves to an al fresco meal. But the presence of several people on low chairs, eating from plates on their laps, suggested this was no festive occasion. Indeed, this was a public feast customary among Indian Jews sitting shiva, the seven-day…
In the most remarkable of court cases, an Israeli man yesterday claimed he has been a victim of “sperm theft.” The woman who “stole” his sperm and became pregnant as a result should be forced to have an abortion, he demanded. The 21-year-old man who brought the case claimed that the 26-year-old woman carrying his…
If there was an Israeli “Obama Girl,” chances are that she would be approaching middle age. The American president may have been a big hit with young Americans, but in Israel, it’s apparently the young who are the most skeptical about him. Bar Ilan University, together with the Anti-Defamation League, have polled Israelis on their…
דער זשורנאַל, גרויס ווי אַ גאַנץ בוך, נעמט אויך אַרײַן טײַגע־לידער און פֿאַקטאַזיע־ווערק.
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