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Hundreds of ultra orthodox jewish attend the funeral of Yehuda Lev Lubin in Jerusalem, one of the victims of the Meron tragedy, where 45 people were crushed to death last night, and several more injured, at amass event for the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer, in Meron, Northern Israel, April 30, 2021. Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90

(JTA) — Long before COVID-19 arrived in Israel, devastating Israel’s Hasidic communities, the annual Lag b’Omer gathering at Mount Meron was a moment of release for Israel’s … more

Ben Sales | 4/30/21

Rhode Island Coalition for Israel supporters and members turned out Sept. 19

Rhode Island Coalition for Israel supporters and members turned out Sept. 19 for a rally at Dave’s Marketplace Plaza in East Greenwich. Their aim was to trigger a consumer boycott of Ben & … more

10/10/21

Record $1.1 billion in Israel Bonds sold in US in 2016

JTA – A record $1.127 billion in State of Israel Bonds was sold in the United States in 2016. The Development Corporation for Israel, also known as Israel Bonds, issues debt … more

3/2/17

Israelis may be limited to spending High Holy Days with nuclear family

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel’s Health Ministry is considering ordering Israelis to limit their Rosh Hashanah celebrations to only their nuclear families, an Israeli newspaper is … more

MARCY OSTER | 7/15/20

Ukraine bans annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Uman

JERUSALEM (JTA) – The tens of thousands of Jewish pilgrims who travel each year to Ukraine for a Rosh Hashanah rite will have to make different plans for September. more

MARCY OSTER | 7/15/20

Tel Aviv dedicates monument to gays persecuted by Nazis

JERUSALEM (JTA) — A monument to gays persecuted by the Nazis was dedicated in Tel Aviv. The monument, the first of its kind in Israel, was constructed in Meir Park, near the Tel Aviv Gay and Lesbian Association Center. The monument is … more

1/17/14

Natan Sharansky to stay extra year

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Natan Sharansky, chairman of the executive for the Jewish Agency for Israel, will head the organization for an extra year. The board of governors announced Feb. 28 that … more

3/2/17

Surgeons at Hadassah hospital's Mount Scopus campus use the ROSA robot during knee surgery.

Deluged by pandemic needs, Israeli doctors get help from unlikely source: robots

JERUSALEM — Orthopedic surgeons at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center on Mount Scopus recently welcomed a newcomer to their team. She’s incredibly efficient, never needs a coffee break, … more

Larry Luxner | 7/17/20

Israel to reduce travel restrictions; US travelers still barred

(JTA) – Israel announced Monday [Jan. 3] that it would reduce its restrictions on travel that were first put in place in November to delay the spread of the Omicron variant, but visitors from … more

1/10/22

Israel is setting up a $6.4M field hospital in western Ukraine

(JTA) – Israel announced plans to set up a field hospital in western Ukraine as the Russian war against the country shows no sign of abating. Israeli leaders on Monday approved NIS 21 … more

Ron Kampeas | 3/16/22