By Rabbi Jeffrey Lipschultz ROCK ISLAND, Illinois — As Passover approaches many Jews go into spring-cleaning mode. Getting rid of chametz (food made from wheat and its crumbs) turns into actions such as changing over all of our everyday pots and dishes for special Passover ones, or making them kosher for Passover. Many of us […]
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Jewish ReligionIn recent years as Europe grows more hostile Israel has increasingly been turning to the East, building alliances with Japan, China, India, Taiwan and South Korea – an historically groundbreaking visit on Monday reveals that Singapore is the latest key Asian ally of the Jewish state. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is to arrive
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International, Middle EastDemocratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has recently had a spate of anti-Israel comments, and on Sunday he continued the streak as he said US President Barack Obama has not been far enough on the Palestinians’ side. In an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC, Sanders was asked about his debate with frontrunner Hillary
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Middle East, USAThe Israeli government held a unique session on Sunday, travelling by helicopter to the Golan Heights for a special meeting. While the venue of the cabinet meeting was unusual it was perfectly suited for the Prime Minister”s message, which declared that Israel will never surrender the Golan Heights. “I chose to hold this festive meeting
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Are Facebook and Twitter finally cracking down on Palestinian incitement? If the recent closure of multiple accounts linked to Hamas’s military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, is anything to go by the answer is yes. On Friday, Twitter shut down the account of the al-Qassam Brigades’ official spokesman, who goes by the nom de
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Middle EastBUENOS AIRES – With his dreadlocks, signature Salvador Dali mustache and huge Star of David necklace, Simja Dujov can be easily spotted on the streets of the Argentinian capital’s artsy Palermo neighborhood. And so can his music, which is a unique blend of klezmer and Latin beats. In a recent interview with The Times of
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts
You may know her as Amy Fowler from The Big Bang Theory television, or as Blossom Russo, the titular character from the mid-90″s sitcom Blossom. Mayim Bialik has played dozens of roles in television and film in a career that stretches back nearly 30 years. In that sense, Bialik is very much at home in
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In preparation for the upcoming Passover holiday, President Reuven Rivlin on Sunday carried out the ritual selling of the chametz (leavened foods that are forbidden on the Jewish holiday) with Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Rabbi Shlomo Amar. In the brief ceremony, the President appointed Rabbi Amar to act as an emissary of the President
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By Raphael Poch JERUSALEM – In the land that Moses walked and the Jews wandered for some of their 40 years, the land in which Ben Gurion said that Israel will be tested, Israel’s national volunteer EMS organization, United Hatzalah is making waves and saving lives daily. The Negev desert has long been one of Israel’s
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By Steve Kramer NETANYA, Israel — We recently attended a lecture sponsored by AACI Netanya. The lecturer was American-Israeli Hank Citron, who divides his time between Manhattan and Netanya. A former history professor in New Jersey, Hank is a colorful character who, among other things, grew up in a Zionist household, the son of European
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Steve KramerBy Hillary Clinton/JNS.org I didn’t grow up celebrating Pesach. But over the years, I’ve attended seders where I was inspired by the remarkable story told in the haggadah—a tale of a people who, sustained by fortitude and faith, escaped slavery and reached their freedom. As Jewish people around the world prepare for this festival, I wanted
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USABy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Some twenty-five years ago our son and his wife presented us with our first grandchild. She was the center of our life and our pride and joy, and over the subsequent fifteen years she was joined by another six grandchildren, three from the same couple and three from
When General Grant Expelled the Jews by Jonathan D. Sarna, Publisher: Schocken, 2012 By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — The American Civil War tested the character, fortitude as well as the civic structure of the United States such as in suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus. The outcome of the war would determine if
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