Netanyahu’s English saves his coalition? Rabbis drop draft ultimatum in private call
By Sunday evening, an understanding was reached: the ultra-Orthodox factions would not issue an ultimatum over the draft law ...
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What is Israel’s Mount Meron and why were so many Orthodox Jews gathered there for the Lag b’Omer holiday?
Long before the Lag b’Omer stampede, Israel’s Mount Meron was home to ... period of mourning between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot during which many observant Jews abstain from weddings ...
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Shavuot: Ruth and Naomi
Themes: The Jewish festival of Shavuot; the Bible story of Ruth and Naomi; loyalty; welcoming others. Ruth: Yes, my first husband was Jewish and from here - in Bethlehem. He moved to Moab with his ...
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Now translated into 49 Jewish languages: the Jewish spring ritual of counting the Omer
The counting, which takes place between the second night of Passover and the festival of Shavuot, can now be done ... elderly Jews who moved from Iran to Israel and the United States and [have ...