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JERUSALEM (JTA) — Aviva Karoly, an attorney originally from Queens, New York, and her husband, Tzvi, were raised in religious Zionist homes and always dreamed of living in Israel.
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Sam Sokol
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3/30/20
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — Popular open-air markets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv reportedly were closed by police after the Israeli government decided to tighten the country’s coronavirus lockdown.
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Marcy Oster
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3/23/20
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — The immigration of some 250 Ethiopian Jews to Israel has been placed on hold because of the coronavirus.
The first 50 immigrants had been scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, …
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MARCY OSTER
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3/19/20
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — In late February, I flew to Long Island to help my 77-year-old mom following her knee replacement surgery.I arrived in the United States with the remnants of a mild winter cold, a slight cough and runny nose – nothing I was concerned about. I spent most of my time at my parents’ home, save the occasional outing and a shiva call at the home of a friend whose husband had just passed away.
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MERYL JACOBS
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3/18/20
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — The entire student body of URJ Heller High in Israel, a high school affiliated with the Reform movement, will return to the United States on a chartered flight, along with …
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Marcy Oster
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3/16/20
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This time in March is the best time to see the colorful flowers around Israel. If you wish to catch a blue and purple field March is the place and time
What? Givat HaTurmusim, or “Hill …
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Or Cohen
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3/8/20
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – Most of the votes in Israel have been counted from Monday’s election [March 2], and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has the most seats in the …
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MARCY OSTER
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3/8/20
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If you travel to the Golan Heights, be sure you don’t miss a short visit in Ein Kanaf.
What? It is a natural spring in Moshav Kanaf. The spring serves as a memorial to fallen veterans …
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Or Cohen
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2/6/20
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The Rhode Island Jewish community supports an Israel experience as an integral part of a student’s education and growing Jewish identity. Thanks to several area families’ generosity, …
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LARRY KATZ
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2/6/20
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You never know when, if ever, things in life will come full circle.
A few months ago, I was at a Shabbat meal. Among the other guests was a young man named Shalom. It was obvious that Shalom …
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DANIEL STIEGLITZ
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2/6/20
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