Affiliates of elite Jerusalem high school turn their backs on military service
For the third time this year, a group of Israelis announced its opposition to participation in certain Israel Defense Forces activities.
O.U. boosting effort to bring gov’t funding into Jewish schools
“The real solution to the tuition crisis lies in using our political power and our advocacy efforts to increase state and local government funding for yeshivot and day schools,” O.U. leader Allen Fagin said.
Will Racheli Ibenboim’s new campaign put a haredi woman in Knesset?
The Hasidic mom’s “No female candidates, no female voters” drive is urging women to boycott haredi Orthodox political parties unless their slate of candidates include women.
From the Archive: Jewish teens and interfaith dating
While the American Jewish community has become increasingly accepting of intermarriage, teens questioned restrictions on interdating even when marrying out was still taboo.
Portland preschool pushes boundaries of Jewish outdoors education
Founders of the first Jewish school in southeast Portland aim to have children spend virtually the entire day outside, cooking in a wood-burning oven and even relieving themselves in compost toilets.
For a Jewish baseball purist, Cuba beckons
A Canada-based baseball fan who has befriended and assisted Cuban ball players is fundraising to honor the nation’s Hall of Famers and is gearing up for his 30th trip to the island.
For poker champ Ari Engel, kipah works to his advantage
Winning one recent tournament, this son of an Orthodox rabbi took home $136,500. Engel estimates that he has grossed $5 million playing poker over the last decade.
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Britain declares opposition to Palestinian U.N. draft resolution
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Netanyahu’s son injured in IDF training accident
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IDF to withdraw troops from Israeli communities near Gaza border
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UK report shows government progress in combating anti-Semitism
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N.Y. lawmakers call on Jewish community to attend police officer’s funeral
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Israel’s president holds bar/bat mitzvah celebration for terror survivors
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Israel’s population at 8.3 million at close of 2014
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Palestinian stats: Arabs to outnumber Jews in Israel, West Bank and Gaza in 2016
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State Dept: Palestinian U.N. statehood resolution is not constructive
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Shas leader attempts to resign in aftermath of leaked video
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Spiritual leader of the African Hebrew Israelites dies
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Chicago synagogue, garages defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti
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Penn group nixes Chris Hedges as speaker following Israel-ISIS comparison
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Egyptian court cancels annual pilgrimage to rabbi’s grave
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Palestinian throwing rocks at cars shot to death by Israeli soldiers
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Rebuilt Polish synagogue to become Jewish museum
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Cambodian man jailed in stabbing deaths of Dutch Jewish U.N. worker, daughter
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Paris suburb honors jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti
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Hamas prevents orphans from entering Israel for coordinated visit
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Arab countries ban release of ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’
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Affiliates of elite Jerusalem high school turn their backs on military service
By Ben Sales December 30, 2014For the third time this year, a group of Israelis announced its opposition to participation in certain Israel Defense Forces activities. More ▸
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Op-Ed: Golem story warns of dangers of ‘intelligent’ machines
By Benjamin Blech December 29, 2014Stephen Hawking, the brilliant physicist much in the news of late, has issued a warning about artificial intelligence that echoes the lesson of an ancient Jewish legend, writes a Yeshiva University Talmud professor. More ▸
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Will Racheli Ibenboim’s new campaign put a haredi woman in Knesset?
By Ben Sales December 29, 2014The Hasidic mom’s “No female candidates, no female voters” drive is urging women to boycott haredi Orthodox political parties unless their slate of candidates include women. More ▸
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Portland preschool pushes boundaries of Jewish outdoors education
By Anthony Weiss December 29, 2014Founders of the first Jewish school in southeast Portland aim to have children spend virtually the entire day outside, cooking in a wood-burning oven and even relieving themselves in compost toilets. More ▸
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For a Jewish baseball purist, Cuba beckons
By Hillel Kuttler December 28, 2014A Canada-based baseball fan who has befriended and assisted Cuban ball players is fundraising to honor the nation’s Hall of Famers and is gearing up for his 30th trip to the island. More ▸
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5 poker tips from champ Ari Engel
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