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1 week, 6 days ago

2024 saw new Arabic and Hebrew music released in the shadow of war

NPR

2024 saw new Arabic and Hebrew music released in the shadow of war An Israeli music critic and a Palestinian musician share some songs — in Hebrew and Arabic — released in this year of war. DANIEL ESTRIN, HOST: I didn't listen to music for a long time after the October 7 attacks and in those first weeks of war …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Two Israeli soldiers reflect on a year on the frontlines in Gaza

NPR

Two Israeli soldiers reflect on a year on the frontlines in Gaza Two Israeli soldiers who served in the war in Gaza this year speak to NPR about how they are wrestling with what they witnessed. ESTRIN: NPR producer Itay Stern and I met two soldiers who agreed to speak with us about what they saw this year in Gaza. …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Israel’s plan to double the number of settlers in the Golan Heights is met with conflicting emotions

Associated Press

EIN ZIVAN, Golan Heights — A dry mountain wind whipped through a cluster of Israeli flags at the entrance of a kibbutz in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, where the tranquility belies the tumultuous events unfolding nearby. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print A woman looks at wine bottles in the Bahat winery in …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Christmas and Hanukkah fall on the same day - December 25 - in 2024: Here’s why

Live Mint

In 2024, Christmas and Hanukkah will fall on the same day - December 25 - for the first time since 2005. Christmas, which is celebrated on December 25, and Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, will both fall on the same day, creating a unique moment of cultural and religious convergence. Christmas: Celebrated on December 25 each year, Christmas follows …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Why is Hanukkah so late this year and how it's celebrated around the world

Hindustan Times

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra. In Hebrew, Hanukkah means “dedication,” and the holiday marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the 2nd century BC, after …

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What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated around the world

Associated Press

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra. In Hebrew, Hanukkah means “dedication,” and the holiday marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the 2nd century BC, after …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Israel says it's close to mission accomplished in southern Lebanon

NPR

Israel says it's close to mission accomplished in southern Lebanon Israeli officials say they're closer to declaring "mission accomplished" in southern Lebanon. That mission is to push the Hezbollah militia away from Israel's border so tens of thousands of Israelis can return home to the area safely. DANIEL ESTRIN, BYLINE: I climbed to the top of an Israeli military outpost …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Dictators & Demagogues 02: Yahya Sinwar

ABC

ARCHIVE: The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it's chosen Yahya Sinwar as its new overall leader, replacing Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in a bombing attack. Hamish Macdonald HOST I do want to come back to a bit of that, but I'm interested to know how you think Sinwar will actually fulfil the role of Hamas leader. Hamish Macdonald HOST …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel vs. Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran — and Itself - The New York Times

New York Times

We are now almost a year from October 7. I think it’s fair to say that when he unleashed his soldiers on October 7 that he might have hoped for any number of things, even deeper penetration into Israel. Bibi Netanyahu’s brother, Yoni, was the one Israeli killed at the heroic 1976 military operation that went to Uganda and brought …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Opinion: Living in Los Angeles helped me discover what being Jewish meant to me

LA Times

There’s a powerful Jewish value, elu v’elu, that means “these and those.” As in, both these and those ideas have merit. I’d never heard of elu v’elu, but being in Los Angeles helped me discover it. I met young Argentine Jewish parents at a garden co-op in Santa Monica and old Russian Jews at a community garden in Hollywood. I’d …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

The largest branch in American Judaism now ordains rabbis in interfaith marriages

NPR

The largest branch in American Judaism now ordains rabbis in interfaith marriages For the first time, the largest branch in American Judaism has agreed to ordain rabbis who are in interfaith marriages. DEENA PRICHEP, BYLINE: It's a Friday night in Portland, Ore. Sara Epstein and Nathan Morelli are getting their kids ready for Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath. MEHTA: The Reform …

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5 months ago

An extraordinary historical collaboration sees Nat Turner’s slave rebellion in a prophetic light

LA Times

Book Review Nat Turner, Black Prophet: A Visionary History By Anthony J. Kaye and Gregory P. Downs Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 352 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Turner — or Nat, as he is referred to in Anthony E. Kaye and Gregory …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hamas' sexual violence during October 7 attack was planned & terrorists were trained for it, says report

Firstpost

Hamas terrorists indulged in rampant sexual abuse, including rape, of women during the October 7 attack on Israel The photographs depicts the victims, many of them, of the Hamas attack The sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas terrorists during the October 7 attack was planned and they were trained for it, according to a report. Now, the Palestinian Media Watch, an …

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6 months ago

The boycott against Israel is spreading into new corners of society

Live Mint

TEL AVIV—Years of pro-Palestinian campaigning for a global boycott against Israel once found limited support. “Becoming a pariah state means that even if things don’t happen formally, less companies feel that they want to invest in Israel in the first place, less universities want to collaborate with Israeli institutions. “We have the obligation to block your access to the exhibition …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Netanyahu frequently makes claims of antisemitism. Critics say he’s deflecting from his own problems

Associated Press

TEL AVIV, Israel — After the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor sought arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and top Hamas officials, the Israeli leader accused him of being one of “the great antisemites in modern times.” As protests roiled college campuses across the United States over the Gaza war, Netanyahu said they were awash …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Netanyahu frequently makes claims of antisemitism. Critics say he's deflecting from his own problems

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After the International Criminal Court’s …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

After Hamas killed his mother, an Israeli man chooses peace over vengeance

LA Times

Carmel Neta was on the phone with his mother, Adrienne, when Hamas militants stormed her kibbutz on the morning of Oct. 7. Of awkwardness,” said Safi Mansour, a Palestinian citizen of Israel who helped found Hand in Hand’s Haifa branch. Rebecca Sullum, a community organizer for the school, said the community was brought together by a simple question: “What’s it …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

What is Passover? Everything to know about the Jewish holiday

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Every year, Jewish families celebrate the festival by …

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9 months ago

A first glimpse of Khan Younis, a Gaza city now lying in ruins

NPR

A first glimpse of Khan Younis, a Gaza city now lying in ruins Enlarge this image toggle caption Anas Baba Anas Baba KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Umm Ahmad Il-Sibaee stands silently with her purse among gray hills of cement. Enlarge this image toggle caption Anas Baba Anas Baba One man struggled to remove the metal bars he attached to …

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9 months, 1 week ago

L.A. synagogue’s invite to Muslims for Ramadan ends in tears and resignations. Can they heal?

LA Times

It started with good intentions. “What’s wrong?” Mulla said Goland told him she had been bombarded with emails from synagogue members. “There’s just been so much hate from our community,” Mulla said Goland told him. One long-standing member said, “You don’t rent to your enemy in the middle of a war without consulting your congregation.” Another member said he was …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Israel and the Puritans: A dangerous historical romance

Salon

"Humankind cannot bear very much reality," T.S. Even more remarkably, Puritans justified what they were doing not by looking ahead 300 years but by looking back more than two millennia, emulating biblical Israelites' "Hebrew republic" so intensely that they called themselves the “New Israel” and New England their “Zion.” They even put the Hebrew phrase Urim v’tumim, — meaning, approximately, …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hamantaschen: The iconic jam-filled biscuits that are the signature treat at Purim

BBC

Hamantaschen: The iconic jam-filled biscuits that are the signature treat at Purim Laurel Kratochvila Hamantaschen can have different fillings, such as poppy seed, raspberry or apricot jam The ancient dramatic tale of Purim is celebrated every spring with the buttery, triangular-shaped biscuits called hamantaschen. Jews today mark the occasion by baking hamantaschen – a crunchy, triangular-shaped biscuit with a slightly …

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11 months, 1 week ago

The Indian ‘lost tribe’ that wants to move to Israel, even ‘fight Hamas’

Al Jazeera

Amid an ethnic conflict at home, a small community in northeast India is trying to move to Israel, where they say their roots lie. The lost tribe Khiangte and Haokip are among about 5,000 people living in the Indian states of Manipur and Mizoram who believe they are the descendants of the Manasseh, one of the biblical lost tribes of …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

In Israel, anger at Netanyahu is getting louder

NPR

In Israel, anger at Netanyahu is getting louder Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he'll face questions about responsibility for Palestinian deaths when the war is over, but there are signs that that reckoning is already approaching. ESTRIN: And he also questioned Netanyahu's military strategy in Gaza and whether it's truly possible to eliminate Hamas. ESTRIN: You know, the Biden …

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2024 saw new Arabic and Hebrew music released in the shadow of war

Two Israeli soldiers reflect on a year on the frontlines in Gaza

Israel’s plan to double the number of settlers in the Golan Heights is met with conflicting emotions

Christmas and Hanukkah fall on the same day - December 25 - in 2024: Here’s why

Why is Hanukkah so late this year and how it's celebrated around the world

What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated around the world

Israel says it's close to mission accomplished in southern Lebanon

Dictators & Demagogues 02: Yahya Sinwar

Israel vs. Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran — and Itself - The New York Times

Opinion: Living in Los Angeles helped me discover what being Jewish meant to me

The largest branch in American Judaism now ordains rabbis in interfaith marriages

An extraordinary historical collaboration sees Nat Turner’s slave rebellion in a prophetic light

Hamas' sexual violence during October 7 attack was planned & terrorists were trained for it, says report

The boycott against Israel is spreading into new corners of society

Netanyahu frequently makes claims of antisemitism. Critics say he’s deflecting from his own problems

Netanyahu frequently makes claims of antisemitism. Critics say he's deflecting from his own problems

After Hamas killed his mother, an Israeli man chooses peace over vengeance

What is Passover? Everything to know about the Jewish holiday

A first glimpse of Khan Younis, a Gaza city now lying in ruins

L.A. synagogue’s invite to Muslims for Ramadan ends in tears and resignations. Can they heal?

Israel and the Puritans: A dangerous historical romance

Hamantaschen: The iconic jam-filled biscuits that are the signature treat at Purim

The Indian ‘lost tribe’ that wants to move to Israel, even ‘fight Hamas’

In Israel, anger at Netanyahu is getting louder