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Why most Asian Jews use imported etrogs on Sukkot even though their countries grow the fruit
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Etrogs are packaged for shipping in London

Why most Asian Jews use imported etrogs on Sukkot even though their countries grow the fruit

  • October 5, 2023

(JTA) — Rebecca Kanthor, a member of a progressive Jewish community in Shanghai, knows that […]

Dueling activists clash at public Orthodox Yom Kippur service in Tel Aviv
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Itai Ron/Flash90 Clashes ensue during an Orthodox Yom Kippur prayer service at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv on September 25, 2023

Dueling activists clash at public Orthodox Yom Kippur service in Tel Aviv

  • October 5, 2023

(JTA) — Multiple dimensions of Israel’s ongoing civil strife came to a head on the […]

Outpost residents accuse Israeli police of violence during evacuation
Courtesy of JNS. Photo credit: X Medics dress the broken hand of a youth who claims police beat him during the evacuation of Givat Or Meir in the Binyamin region of Samaria, Sept. 27, 2023

Outpost residents accuse Israeli police of violence during evacuation

  • October 5, 2023

(JNS) — Israel Police and Civil Administration officials destroyed the Givat Or Meir outpost in […]

Police arrest suspect for setting fire to sukkahs in Ashdod
Courtesy of JNS. Photo credit: Israel Police The Israel Police arrested a man suspected of setting several sukkahs on fire in the southern city of Ashdod, Sept. 28, 2023

Police arrest suspect for setting fire to sukkahs in Ashdod

  • October 5, 2023

(JNS) — The Israel Police on Thursday arrested a man suspected of setting several sukkahs […]

Israel inks largest defense deal in its history
Courtesy of JNS. Photo credit: Israeli Ministry of Defense Spokesperson’s Office An Arrow-3 missile interceptor

Israel inks largest defense deal in its history

  • October 5, 2023

(JNS) — Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday in Berlin signed an agreement to […]

Israel busts Iran-directed terror cell plotting to assassinate Ben-Gvir
Courtesy of JNS. Photo credit: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 Otzma Yehudit Party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives to visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Tisha B’Av, Aug. 7, 2022

Israel busts Iran-directed terror cell plotting to assassinate Ben-Gvir

  • October 5, 2023

(JNS) — Israel caught a Tehran-sponsored terrorist cell plotting to carry out attacks in the […]

Haim Katz first Israeli minister to make public visit to Saudi Arabia
Courtesy of JNS. Photo credit: Courtesy Israeli Tourism Minister Haim Katz in Riyadh, Sept. 26, 2023

Haim Katz first Israeli minister to make public visit to Saudi Arabia

  • October 5, 2023

(JNS) — Tourism Minister Haim Katz on Tuesday became the first Israeli Cabinet member to […]

Israeli High Court holds hearing on ‘recusal law’
Courtesy of JNS. Photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash 90 Eleven Israeli Supreme Court Justices deliberate on a petition related to Palestinian Arabs submitted by HaMoked, among other NGOs

Israeli High Court holds hearing on ‘recusal law’

  • October 5, 2023

(JNS) — For the second time in just over two weeks, Israel’s High Court of […]

Israeli desalination can help the world

Israeli desalination can help the world

  • October 5, 2023

By Ayoob Kara (JNS) — As the Jewish people start a new year, it is […]

The buzzy novel ‘Whalefall’ offers a modern spin on the ancient Book of Jonah

The buzzy novel ‘Whalefall’ offers a modern spin on the ancient Book of Jonah

  • October 5, 2023

By Rabbi Stuart Halpern (JTA) — If one were to imagine what the prophet Jonah […]

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