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NIS 750 Million Budget Authorized by KKL-JNF to Rebuild War-Torn Communities in Israel

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael–Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) announced on Monday, August 11, the approval of a special rehabilitation budget of NIS 750 million to restore and develop communities in northern Israel and the western Negev severely affected by the “Iron Swords” war. [Press Release]

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Israel, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Press Release

My Top 5 Takeaways from Traveling Back to Israel Post-October 7

There are few times in my life where I have been rendered speechless, where reflecting on a profound experience I’ve had cannot do my feelings justice. My recent visit to Israel, the first time back post-October 7, was one of them. [Kayla Globerson]

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Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA

Australian Critics of Israel Failed to Condemn Oct. 7, Other Antisemitic Incidents around the World

Back to Oct. 7, did Robertson not “want my kids telling me what were you doing when this mass murder and genocide was going on”? Did Mullins think “the world’s gone mad” when terrorists burned, raped and murdered 1,200 Israelis? [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, International, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Sicily

The ‍congregation ‍is ‍primarily ‍made ‍up ‍of ‍Bnei ‍Anusim, ‍descendants ‍of ‍the ‍Jews ‍who ‍converted ‍500 ‍years ‍earlier. ‍But ‍Rabbi ‍Ventura ‍is ‍fighting ‍against ‍what ‍group ‍that ‍opposes ‍his ‍efforts ‍to ‍restore ‍the ‍Jewish ‍Community ‍of ‍Catania [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Israel, Jewish History, Mark D. Zimmerman, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Tu B’Av, Jewish Day of Love, is Upon Us

The minor holiday of love (15th day of Av), Tu B’Av, starts Friday night and continues until Saturday night. Originally, a post-biblical day of joy, it used to be a day of matchmaking for unmarried women. Unmarried women would wear white and dance in the vineyards in search of a husband. (Cailin Acosta)

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Antisemitism, Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food

OpEd: Imposing Two-State Solution Jeopardizes Israeli Security

Israel’s critics are understandably worried about civilian deaths and starvation in Gaza, but it will help if they would more often mention the plight of Israeli hostages, the ongoing grief of the families and coping with the mental and physical scars since Oct. 7. I lost sympathy completely for Israel’s critics when I recognized that their crusade is rigidly one-sided. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Bruce Ticker, International, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Book about David Weiss Halivni Can Prompt People to Consider Self-Improvement

He made two significant contributions to Jewish thought, both controversial and not accepted by all scholars, one dealing with the Talmud and the other with the Torah. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]

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Israel, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

OpEd: ‘Atrocities Do Not Undo Atrocities. Brutality Does Not Cancel out Brutality.’

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed. Millions are displaced. Entire families are gone. Children buried under rubble. Mothers starving. Aid blocked. Babies and children are dying from starvation. Hope crushed. [Sean Elo-Rivera, Times of San Diego]

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Antisemitism, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Opinion, San Diego County

OpEd: Barrage of False Media Reports Undermines Support for Israel

By Steve Kramer  KFAR SABA, Israel — Israel is being castigated almost universally for its war against the terrorist group Hamas in Gaza. The animosity towards Israel for this defensive war to destroy Hamas and release 50 captives has concurrently worsened the stature of Diaspora Jews. Foreign ministers from 28 countries including Australia, France, Japan and

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International, Israel, Jewish History, News Media, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Steve Kramer, USA