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Isaac Herzog to be Israel’s next president
(JTA) – Isaac Herzog, the former leader of Israel’s Labor party who most recently ran the Jewish Agency for Israel, will be Israel’s next president, lawmakers there decided … more
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RIIC partnership helps R.I.’s Hispanic small-business owners
PROVIDENCE – On April 29, the Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative (RIIC) and the Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the R.I. Latino Biz Web Design Project, which partnered Hispanic college students with local Hispanic-owned small businesses to help improve those businesses’ online presence. more
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Or Cohen in the Navy.
Program to delve into the experiences of women in U.S., Israeli navies
The Israeli consulate for New England is hosting a webinar on June 3 featuring U.S. and Israeli female naval leaders, who will share and compare their experiences in the navy of each … more
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Go to the Jewish Reader for the latest news from The Jerusalem Post, Haaretz and the Times of Israel with links to their websites. more
My son was at the Mount Meron disaster
JTA – On Thursday evening, as I was just about to close my computer, I saw the news alert from The New York Times: “Breaking News: At least 15 people are dead and dozens are injured after … more
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New peace institute
(JTA) – Jared Kushner has launched an institute to promote his major accomplishment when he advised his father-in-law, former President Donald Trump: the normalization agreements between Israel … more
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
‘Our dancing has turned into mourning’
(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
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Tragedy at mass Lag b’Omer celebration in Israel
(JTA) — At least 45 people were crushed to death and at least 150 wounded Thursday night in a stampede during a celebration that drew tens of thousands of haredi Orthodox Jews to the northern Israeli mountain village of Meron. more
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Kayla Weiss and Becca Greenbaum at the Israel celebration sponsored by University of Rhode Island Hillel.
Little Rhody goes big in celebrating the ‘Yoms’
Many Rhode Islanders spent over a week in April participating in programs centered on Israel, ranging from food, music, children and adult activities to a Netflix drama, the unfortunate … more
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In “Pirkei Avot,” it states, “Your house should be open wide, and you should make the poor members of your household.” For many of us, our inclination is to help our … more
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