Hebrew word of the week: Nasi’/President
Yona Sabar
August 24, 2016
The English word president and the verb preside are from the French-Latin presider(e), “sit in front (of everybody else)”
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August 24, 2016
A Jewish wedding, Indian-style
Jewish Journal
August 24, 2016
Cranberry-brown lines swirled around my hands and feet, my beloved’s name hidden discreetly in the henna tattooed on my finger.
Woman at The Wall
Danielle Berrin
August 24, 2016
Erev Shabbat brings a beautiful chaos to the Kotel, a swaying sea of souls, singing, screaming, offering up their spirits, just to be a speck beneath a tower of history.
The missing children: Yemenites who found their way to L.A. carry family wounds from Israel’s past
Eitan Arom
August 24, 2016
On a recent Sunday morning, Meir Cohen switched off the Israeli news playing on the television in his Encino home.
Riffing on faith and spirituality
Jewish Journal
August 24, 2016
A rabbi, a pastor and a comedian walked out onstage…\n\n
Israeli army closes 13 investigations of alleged misconduct during ’14 Gaza war
Jewish Journal
August 24, 2016
The Israel Defense Forces has closed 13 criminal investigations of alleged misconduct during Israel’s 2014 war in Gaza “without undertaking any criminal or disciplinary proceedings.”
California’s Senate passes bill targeting Israel boycotts
Eitan Arom
August 24, 2016
A bill targeting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) of Israel took a final step towards passage in the California legislature as the state Senate voted 34-1 to approve Assembly Bill 2844 on Aug. 24.
Ban the burqini?
Rob Eshman
August 24, 2016
A few months ago, I posted a picture on Instagram that I particularly cherish.
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