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      <title>Herzog marks 65 years since death of grandfather, state's first chief rabbi</title>
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      <title>Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi: ‘The Knesset won’t decide who is a Jew’</title>
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      <title>Next generation of Orthodox Jewish leaders pledge support and action on behalf of Israel</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After seeing the destruction caused by rioting in Lod, mission delegates announced the creation of the Israel Community Fund to support emotional trauma counseling and refurbish Torah institutions.]]></description>
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      <title>High Court: Reform and Conservative conversions in Israel valid for ‘Law of Return’</title>
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