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This trip sought to change the paradigm of polarization between American Muslims and Jews through education, engagement and dialogue.
Heartland Initiative builds bridges between Jewish, Druze communities and the Long Island village.
Female locusts’ ability to extend their bodies by as much as three times their original length is “almost incomprehensible,” “like something out of science fiction,” says scientist.
Jewish singer talks about fatherhood, his upcoming shows and antisemitism.
The call for the rapper formerly known as Kanye West to be barred following his denial of the Holocaust and praise of Hitler.
Yair Lapid earns about NIS 56,300 ($16,500) a month, while his successor will make around NIS 64,700 ($19,000).
The cooperation will be geared to developing a variant of Rafael’s Iron Beam for the U.S. market.
The Jerusalem College of Technology has launched a rabbinic ordination program that allows students to pursue clergy positions in English-speaking communities in Israel without jeopardizing financial security.
“I would really love to get my hands on him, but really, I kind of pity him,” Natan Levy tells JNS.
“We are grateful to the USDA for being so attentive to the concerns we voiced about the lack of nutritional kosher meals available to families in need in the Jewish community,” said Associate Vice President of Public Affairs at The Jewish Federations of North America, Darcy Hirsh.
The Chosen Comedy Festival is holding a spot open for the winner of an online standup competition.
Israel’s outgoing PM urged municipalities not to cooperate with an educational department to be headed by lawmaker Avi Maoz.