Jerusalem

Jerusalem’s Great Synagogue will be closed for the High Holidays for the first time

Even with Israel’s upcoming lockdown rules in effect, “there is still a risk” of spreading the coronavirus in person, the synagogue said in a statement.

By Marcy Oster September 14, 2020 12:00 pm

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Anti-Netanyahu protests swell yet again, with Hasidic Uman pilgrimage hopefuls joining the crowds

In addition, expat Israelis living in 18 cities around the world demonstrated together at 9 p.m. Israel time, in a coordinated effort that was broadcast live on Facebook.

August 30, 2020 10:18 pm

Programs to facilitate pandemic weddings in Israel’s 2 largest cities reflect tension around marriage rules

As is often the case, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv are going about things differently.

August 5, 2020 11:44 am

At least 5,000 protest Netanyahu’s handling of the coronavirus crisis in Jerusalem

By Marcy Oster July 26, 2020 3:30 pm

Thousands protest Netanyahu in Jerusalem — including a topless woman

By Marcy Oster July 22, 2020 12:36 pm

‘Lone soldier’ from San Diego was among 12 injured in Jerusalem car-ramming attack

By Marcy Oster February 9, 2020 1:14 pm

Redrawing maps while wearing a red string: 5 takeaways from Jared Kushner’s interview with an Orthodox weekly

By Laura E. Adkins February 6, 2020 5:43 pm

Mosque torched in Jerusalem in apparent hate crime

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 24, 2020 11:15 am

Putin tells mother of jailed American-Israeli woman ‘everything will be all right’

By Marcy Oster January 23, 2020 10:31 am

Emmanuel Macron yelled at police officers escorting him to a church in Jerusalem, Jan. 22, 2020. (Ava Djamshidi/Twitter)

French President Emmanuel Macron loses his temper with Israeli police officers protecting him

By Marcy Oster January 22, 2020 11:48 am

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