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Fasting times, prayer schedules and customs for the holiest day on the Jewish calendar.
For the time being, the Bank of Israel has nixed the government’s plan to limit cash in circulation, but economist Dror Goldberg believes physical money will not survive the digital revolution.
Helen Lowe and Francoise Parlagi received “Bord de Mer,” a 7x11-inch pastel by Claude Monet dated approximately 1865.
The 350-strong delegation attending the 14-day demonstration of solidarity includes religious and government leaders from 80 countries.
One activist threatened to greet worshipers while singing and eating falafel in her bikini.
Military intelligence knew before the battle, but didn’t tell the elite unit.
More than 1,000 U.S. citizens, their family members and permanent residents have fled the country on U.S.-organized flights since late September.
The high-resolution scans will be made available to the public via the National Library of Israel website.
The excavations shed light on how the military campaign of Sennacherib, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, affected the economy in the Kingdom of Judah.
The president informed recipients of the newly established award ahead of a ceremony that will be held in three weeks.
In recent years, Ebert’s accounts on TikTok and other online platforms garnered more than two million followers.
Sgt. Binyamin Meir Airley, 21, was killed in action in north Gaza.