1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="yEcY9E1zzS"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/700-new-synagogues-are-now-under-construction-in-israel">700 New Synagogues Are Now Under Construction in Israel</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/700-new-synagogues-are-now-under-construction-in-israel/embed#?secret=yEcY9E1zzS" width="600" height="338" title="“700 New Synagogues Are Now Under Construction in Israel” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="yEcY9E1zzS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Seven hundred new synagogues are now under construction, according to figures announced here today by the Ministry for Religions Affairs. The new houses of worship include one in the Arab city of Nazareth, and most of them are in settlements for immigrants and in new towns that are part of Israel’s development program. The Ministry’s […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315