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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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Many American Jews are concerned about what is happening in Israel, the state of relations between Israel and American Jewry and about funding for programs that they support in Israel. Now, Americans …
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2/6/20
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