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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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Your donations help Jews in R.I. – and across the globe
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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Celebrate Israel’s April holidays right here at home
Rhode Islanders can join Israelis and Jews worldwide in celebrating Yom Ha’Zikaron, Israeli remembrance day, April 13-14, and Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israeli independence day, April 14-15, with a … more
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Mansour Abbas, head of Israel's Islamic Raam party, speaks during a press conference in the northern city of Nazareth, April 1, 2021.
Mansour Abbas could hold the key to Israel’s next government
JTA – Following yet another Israeli election, voters are getting to know an unlikely kingmaker: Mansour Abbas, an Arab-Israeli lawmaker who might be the one to break Israel’s two-year … more
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As part of Beit Avi Chai's online offerings, Israeli journalist Romy Neumark, center, narrates a series of short films on artistic works that bring Jewish holidays to light, including this painting by Marc Chagall at Israel's Knesset.
Online Passover offerings and more from Jerusalem cultural center
When Passover last year became the first Jewish holiday to take place since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, Jews the world over struggled with novel … more
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Israel distills whiskey??
Israel is known for many things, including distilling drinkable water from the sea, but few know that Israel also distills whiskey. On March 11, Israeli Talia Garber will enlighten us with an Israeli … more
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