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'Religious and secular live together here': Inside a mixed community near the Dead Sea
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (612+ words) Roni and Raheli live in the mixed religious-secular community of Kedem Arava near the Dead Sea; she is religious, he left the faith, and together they built a desert inn that hosted filming for the new Givat Halfon movie What…...
The first fruits and the Land of Israel: A lesson in gratitude and Jewish belonging
2+ week, 1+ day ago (620+ words) Weekly Torah portion: The Bikkurim declaration in Ki-Tavo is not merely about agricultural success; It tells the story of exile, redemption and return, reminding Jews that prosperity matters, but the deeper blessing is belonging to the Land of Israel and…...
How Ethiopian Judaism reshapes the way we think about Rosh Hashanah
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1321+ words) Bete Israel’s traditions of creation, purification and remembrance offer a counterpoint to rabbinic Judaism’s focus on judgment, raising a deeper question about human responsibility for the world entrusted to us...
Used condoms, alcohol bottles found at site of ancient synagogue in Ukraine
2+ week, 6+ day ago (292+ words) Ynetnews The remains of the ancient synagogue in Ukraine have recently become a hangout for groups of teenagers Trash, alcohol bottles and food packaging have accumulated at the site of the ancient synagogue in Husiatyn, in Ukraineâs western Ternopil…...
Achla, sababa, yalla: The slang every new oleh needs to know
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (212+ words) Ynetnews You may know the words shalom, toda and slicha, but none of that prepares you for the first time a complete stranger calls you achi Relax: you haven't suddenly discovered a long-lost brother Achi â literally âmy brotherâ…...
IDF soldier recites Kaddish where his father was killed in Lebanon
2+ week, 30+ min ago (521+ words) Ynetnews Nearly two years after his father was killed in battle in southern Lebanon, IDF soldier Yehuda Moyal returned to the exact site of his death and recited Kaddish, the Jewish mournerâs prayer, in a moment captured on video…...
What the Torah demands when the rules of war take over
3+ week, 1+ day ago (431+ words) Ynetnews This weekâs portion, Ki-Teitzei, contains more commandments than any other Torah portion As the nation prepares to enter the Land and establish an exemplary society, the Torah constructs a socio-moral constitution for everyday life Surprisingly, the Torah frames…...
45,000 Breslov Hasidim prepare for wartime Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Uman
2+ week, 5+ day ago (358+ words) With direct flights to Ukraine impossible, pilgrims will travel through six neighboring countries as Israel deploys police and diplomats to ease the journey About three weeks before Rosh Hashanah, tens of thousands of Breslov Hasidim are preparing to travel to…...
A time for repentance: Selichot prayers begin across Israel
4+ week, 1+ day ago (340+ words) Ynetnews A special and unique date: Friday, the first day of the Hebrew month of Elul, marks the opening of the yeshiva school year, the preparations for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and the beginning of the month of mercy…...
How a struggle over power and faith shaped the Hebrew calendar
1+ day, 16+ min ago (1139+ words) An ancient Qumran calendar reveals a battle over Jewish timekeeping, from Antiochus’ rule and the struggle between the Zadokites and Hasmoneans to the dispute between Rabban Gamliel and Rabbi Joshua over Yom Kippur Ask a kindergarten child why Rosh Hashanah…...