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Erich Isaac, seated in jeep (front left) during the War of Independence, 1948. Credit: Isaac Family.

Erich Isaac, 93, fighter for Israel’s independence, Zionist activist, prominent geographer

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One of the last of the Jewish Fighters for the Freedom of Israel (Lehi) and first chairman of Americans for A Safe Israel (AFSI) passed away on Nov. 5. He was 93 years old. Dr....
The Hanukkah menorah. Credit: Pixabay.

Hundreds of communities worldwide to host ‘Hanukkah Homecoming Weekend’

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As people emerge from the pandemic eager for community experiences, hundreds of synagogues, congregations, Jewish Community Centers, Federations, schools, camps, independent minyans and Jewish organizations are arranging gatherings this Hanukkah to mark a worldwide rededication of...
Credit: Pixabay.

Survivor of Suicide Loss Day to hold alternative option for Jewish community

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International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day (Survivor Day, or ISOSLD) is the one day a year when people affected by suicide loss gather in their local communities to find comfort and gain understanding as...
Rabbi Moshe Tendler. Courtesy of Yeshiva University/The Commentator.

Jewish ethicist Rabbi Moshe Tendler, 95, leaves medical and religious worlds more enlightened

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Listening to Rabbi Dr. Moshe Tendler, who died last week at the age of 95, one never knew what to expect. Laced in scientific language, with biblical quotes and references from the Talmud, the...
Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Nefesh B’Nefesh, Marty and Pearl Hershkovitz, and Marc Rosenberg, VP of Diaspora Partnerships at Nefesh B’Nefesh together with IZI grant recipients. Credit: Yonit Schiller

Nefesh B’Nefesh Presents 2021 ‘Initiative for Zionist Innovation’ Grants to Seven Community-Building Olim

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Nefesh B’Nefesh, who works in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, The Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael and JNF-USA to facilitate Aliyah from North America, has chosen seven recipients for...
Ida Nudel. Credit: Jonathan Feldstein.

Soviet Jewish activist and refusenik Ida Nudel dies in Israel at age 90

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Ida Nudel, a leading activist and Zionist who sought permission for 16 years to leave the former Soviet Union and move to Israel, died on Tuesday at the age of 90. Nudel was born in the former...
NCSY celebrates a Summer to Remember at Yom NCSY 2021. The event was held at Live Park in Rishon LeZion and featured Jewish music sensations Shlomo and Eitan Katz. Credit: NCSY

2,300 Teens Join 23 NCSY Summer Programs in Israel & US this Summer

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This was an extremely meaningful summer for the more than 2,300 teens who participated in the 23 NCSYsummer programs in Israel and the United States. NCSY is the flagship youth movement of the Orthodox...
Ed Asner in 2013. Credit: s_bukley/Shutterstock.

Prolific Jewish actor Ed Asner of ‘Mary Tyler Moore,’ ‘Up’ fame dies at 91

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Jewish actor Ed Asner, who got his big break in 1970 in the hit comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died on Sunday at the age of 91, his representative confirmed to The Associated Press. “We...
Israeli Mossad agent Yael Man during her operational years. Source: Archive.

Iconic Mossad agent Yael Man dies at 85

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Famed Mossad agent Yael Man, whose contributions to the intelligence agency made her a national Israeli hero, passed away on Sunday at the age of 85. Man served as an undercover agent in Lebanon, gathering...

Jews in all 6 Gulf Countries Join together for First Selichot Gathering in Decades

The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC), the people-to-people network of Jewish communities from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries that are developing Jewish life in the region, will hold its first joint Selichot...