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“There is zero debate that two temples stood in that place in scholarly literature,” said New York University professor Lawrence Schiffman. “Mohammed’s ascent ‘happens’ from there only because it is the Temple site.”
Jewish parallels abound in the show that just finished its third season.
Despite being targeted by incessant rocket fire, demographic growth in areas near Gaza has significantly outpaced that of the rest of Israel.
Court-watchers tell JNS they sense a narrow approach to the decision, leaving important workplace religious-freedom questions unresolved.
His 1978 record album “The Sixteenth Sheep” is one of the best-selling in the country’s history.
A thin coating of naturally occurring cellulose nanocrystals decreases the number of flies feeding by 80%.
PBS will air “How Saba Kept Singing,” a documentary on the familial and musical relationship between Polish Holocaust survivor David Wisnia and his grandson, Avi.
Everything at a Tel Aviv home had been locally produced—fruits, vegetables, cheeses, the full-bodied olive oil and the wine.
Passengers returning from Passover vacations were unable to enter Israel due to a malfunction with the passport control system.
The event started from the spot where Esther Horgan left for her last run—the Talley Orot School in northern Samaria.
Moody’s lowered the country’s credit outlook while affirming its A1 rating.
It also gained a wall map by D. Haines of Philadelphia dated to 1828.
