Vanishing Jews and replenishing our numbers – JNS.org – JNS.org
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(June 2, 2022 / JNS) How many Jews are there in the world today? 15 million?
Altercation: Israel and Palestine and the Absence of a Solution – The American Prospect
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I am writing this in COVID exile in Jaffa, Israel, on the edge of Tel Aviv, while waiting for a negative test in order to be allowed to fly back to the U.S. I am sure that below the surface of the everyday life I see here, the Israelis are dominating and discriminating against the Israeli Palestinian population here. But on a moment-to-moment basis, this wonderfully multicultural city is among the most inviting and enjoyable Ive ever spent any time in.
What to Do About Racism in Israel – The Atlantic
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They dont make Orthodox rabbis like Aharon Lichtenstein anymore. A polymath born in 1933, he received rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University and a doctorate from Harvard, and set out to bridge traditional Judaism with modern life and culture
It’s time to talk seriously about a Confederation of Israel and Palestine – Forward
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Israeli soldiers guarding a barrier. Courtesy of iStock Jodi RudorenJune 03, 2022 This is an adaptation of Looking Forward, a weekly email from our editor-in-chief sent on Friday afternoons. Sign up here to get the Forwards free newsletters delivered to your inbox
Diamonds forge cornerstone of ties between Israel, India – The Times of Israel
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AFP In his small office in the Israel Diamond Exchange near the coastal city of Tel Aviv, Pravin Kukadia proudly presents his collection of precious stones. Between Kukadias homeland, India, and his country of residence, Israel, diamonds have forged a key diplomatic and economic link representing some $1.5 billion a year and roughly half of all trade between the nations, according to diamond experts
Rob Shaw dominates in Israel, claims first title in three years – Tennis Canada
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Rob Shaw Canadas top-ranked wheelchair tennis player had a fantastic week in Ramat HaSharon, Israel, dropping only four games in three matches en route to capturing the 2022 Israel Open crown. As the tournaments third seed, Shaw was awarded a bye in the first round, then went on to win his quarter-final and semi-final matches with ease
Ashkenazi versus Sephardic Jews – aish.com
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. Can you explain to me something about the difference between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jewry
Here are the films that are welcoming back NYCs Israel Film Center Festival – The Times of Israel
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New York Jewish Week From an epic historical film about Israels War of Independence to a nuanced documentary set in unassuming Petah Tikva, a diverse slate of new, noteworthy Israeli films are coming to New York this week. The 10th Israel Film Center Festival at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, which runs until June 8, is bringing back in-person screenings and continuing online screenings after two years of festivals that were entirely virtual. The festival will screen four features two documentaries and two fiction films and the first few episodes of the second season of the Israeli comedy TV series The New Black (Shababnikim), which is about four bad-boy yeshiva students testing the boundaries of their Haredi Orthodox community
Mom worries about husband’s family history of breast cancer – The Independent
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Biblio File: The Treasure of the Jews – Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council
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Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the Worlds Most Contested CityAndrew Lawler, Random House, 2021, 464 pp., A$54.50 In 1867, the Scottish adventurer John MacGregor descended a rope ladder into a subterranean tunnel by the walls of Jerusalems Old City. His guide was the famous British archaeologist Charles Warren, engaged just then in one of the first serious excavations of Jerusalem. Once underground, the men scrambled happily through the filthy shafts like cats or monkeys, peering into the citys ancient layers, the walls slick with moisture and the floor soggy with sewage
