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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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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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 Update by the Jewish Federation of San Diego

The past few weeks have brought a blanket of traditional and social media coverage about Israel and the worsening situation in Gaza, much of it misinformed at best and in many cases blatantly biased against Israel.   Since allegations of widespread hunger in Gaza rose to international prominence, Israel has been flooding the region with aid, and the impact of that aid is now beginning to be felt. [Press Release]

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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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‘Kabbalah Demystified’ for Scholars and Novices Alike

Rabbi Samuel draws not only from the depths of Jewish tradition but also explores the rich interplay of Kabbalistic thought with other civilizations, like ancient Greek philosophy, Christian mystics, Muslim thinkers, and Sufi poets. [Bargiora Goldberg]

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