Jewish Religion and Thought
“It’s not every day that we get to find a candle preserved in its entirety. We are all very excited,” says Ari Levy, director of excavations for the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Hundreds of organizations representing Jews of all religious and ethnic streams have signed up to join the Nov. 28 “Kaddish Initiative.”
The Muslim Waqf makes sure that worshippers wear masks and maintain social distancing, but on Friday the weekly prayers turned into a crowded demonstration against French President Emmanuel Macron.
“[He] is a president who cares about the State of Israel, and it is important for us that he continues for another term,” says Gush Etzion Regional Council head.
According to researchers, the tiny gem seal, the third ever found in Jerusalem from the Second Temple period, was likely the property of a Jew.
Ola Sergatchov discusses being a high-tech exec, changes in cybersecurity and the integration of religious women into the “Startup Nation.”
Coronavirus Project Coordinator Ronni Gamzu says that though the ultra-Orthodox cities of Bnei Brak and Elad still have significant morbidity rates, they are eligible to lose their “red” classification.
It points to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s shutting down of houses of worship in “color-coded” COVID-19 hotspots as unfairly targeting Chassidic and other Orthodox Jewish communities.
The statement did not specify the type of cancer or how severe it is.
Gov. Jared Polis officiates at the swearing-in ceremony of Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik at Colorado State University.
“How exciting, in the month of Tishrei, whose symbol is the scales of justice, to find a souvenir from the First Temple period,” says Western Wall Heritage Foundation director.
The ultra-Orthodox comprise about 12 percent of Israel’s general population and only a fraction of the population aged 65 and over.
