Published by Reuters By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranians vote on Friday in a race likely to hand the presidency to a judge sanctioned by Washington for alleged involvement in executions of political prisoners, a result that would cheer the clerical leadership but stir Western human rights concerns. Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi, an ally and […]
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USA
(June 17, 2021 / JNS) Israel is likely to run out of landfill space for the disposal of waste by next year, the Environmental Protection Ministry warned mayors and local council heads. The Efaa, Ganey Hadas and Tarbin (Dudaim) landfills are fast reaching capacity, which will likely necessitate their closure, the ministry said, according to
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Middle East
(June 16, 2021 / JNS) The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Truman Library Institute announced a new cooperative agreement in which they will work together to increase education and awareness of the history and legacy of President Harry S. Truman’s support for the creation of the State of Israel. The two entities will
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Middle East, USA
Torah reading is Hukkat (Numbers 19-22); Haftorah is Judges 11: 1-33 By Irv Jacobs, M.D. LA JOLLA, California — This short prose excerpt from the Book of Judges relates adventures of Jephthah, a man societally rejected because of his birth out of wedlock. The story unfolds in which he becomes a welcome victorious military commander
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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish Religion
By Yaakov Lappin (June 16, 2021 / JNS) A large-scale joint combat drill underway in Italy, involving F-35 squadrons from Israel, Italy, the United States, and Britain, represents a major learning opportunity for all involved, an Israeli fighter-jet pilot taking part in the exercise told JNS in recent days. The squadrons are stationed at the
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International, Middle East, USA
By Yori Yalon (June 16, 2021 / Israel Hayom via JNS) Some 5,000 new immigrants from the United States and Canada are scheduled to immigrate to Israel by the end of 2021, according to new data published by the Nefesh B’Nefesh organization in conjunction with Israel’s Aliyah and Integration Ministry, The Jewish Agency for Israel,
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Middle East, USA
By Jacob Kamaras SAN DIEGO — Here’s the typical interaction at a coffee shop counter on June 15, the day of California’s reopening: Customer (walks in wearing mask): “Hey, do I still need to wear a mask in here?” Barista (wearing mask): “Well, we’re following the new local guidelines, which say that you don’t need
Unmasked, and it feels so…ambiguous Read More »
Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — At long last, American Jews can bond with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), at least in one sense. She now understands how we feel when she mouths off about Israel’s supposed oppression of the Palestinians, which compounds our fear that her followers will harm us. After all, Omar comprehends the
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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, USA
By Howard Blas (June 10, 2021 / JNS) Thanks to the Jewish holiday of Shavuot and the Torah, Mount Sinai is the best-known mountain in Jewish history. If the husband-and-wife bluegrass team of Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff continue their climb through the music world, their Nefesh Mountain band may be the next mountain the
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts
BUCHAREST, Romania (Press Release) — Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday laid a wreath at the Holocaust memorial to Romanian Jews. Head of the Elie Wiesel National Institute for Studying the Holocaust in Romania Alexandru Florian also laid a wreath. The monument, designed by Peter Jacobi was inaugurated on October 9, 2009, Romania’s national Holocaust
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International, Middle East
Published by Reuters By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The new Israeli government set to end Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure as prime minister signed its final coalition agreements on Friday, pointedly including term limits. The coalition of parties from far-right to left is expected to focus mostly on economic and social issues rather than risk
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Middle East
NEW YORK (Press Release) — During and after the recent outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas, top religious officials in seven U.S.-allied Mideast countries used their positions of authority to spread incitement to hatred or violence against Jews and Israel. A new report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), issued Friday, provides new translations of
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Middle East, USA
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Many Great scholars attempted to prove that God exists, including the Jewish Maimonides and Roman Catholic Thomas Aquinas, who offered what he felt were five ways through which God could be known. They all failed. We are unable to prove God’s existence. Maimonides went so far
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Robert S. Reichmann (June 10, 2021 / JNS) The following commentary isn’t about Middle East peace. I really do sympathize with Gazans and all Palestinians who’ve faced such a deprived situation. I’m not suggesting Israel is to blame, but those growing up in the disputed territories can hardly be blamed for their hostile feelings
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International, USA