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Intel Shooting Star Quadcopters. Photo courtesy of Intel.

300 Intel drones to light skies over Jerusalem at Israel Independence celebration

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Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel, will join Israel for Wednesday night’s 70th-anniversary celebrations, bringing along 300 Intel drones to help put on a massive light show in the skies over Jerusalem. “I am excited to...
By מינוזיג - MinoZig [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

Los ijos de Sefarad (2)

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Las Fiestas Judiyas Asigun la tradsion judiya, es defendido de invokar el nombre del Todo Podorozo en vano. Es por esta razon ke se uza el nombre de Di-o en un mizmo biervo ma aunandoLo...
Matzah-ball soup. Photo by Adam Bell.

Wisdom from the Passover kitchen: Getting the kids involved

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Folding chairs lined the hallway wall like dutiful soldiers in expectation of arriving guests. Unfamiliar, dusty boxes of pots and china were stacked high, their contents waiting to make their annual appearance on the...

Israeli military gets set for the mammoth task of prepping for Passover

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Despite its many round-the-clock security missions, the Israel Defense Forces believes that bringing the holiday spirit to its personnel is an imperative. As Passover comes up, those serving in combat and combat-support roles in the...

Shanah tovah!

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Wishing a sweet and happy New Year to us all!

Purim, the Oscars and dying to fit in

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Purim celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish nation from the genocidal decree that was enacted by the Persian King Achashverosh through the dastardly machinations of his wicked advisor Haman. Haman’s plan called for the...
Preparing for the Passover seder. Credit: Courtesy of OneTable.

Groups work to enable young Jews to join, host in-person Passover seders

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OneTable and Haggadot.com are partnering this year for Passover to enable Jewish young adults to create, host and participate in meaningful in-person seders with peers. “The traditional message of Passover is about freedom,” says Tirtzah...
Engineers check the integrity and clean the stones of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Aug. 29, 2023. Credit: The Western Wall Heritage Foundation.

Engineers inspect Western Wall ahead of High Holidays

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As Jews prepare for the High Holidays, engineers on Tuesday began getting the holy site ready for the thousands of visitors expected there. The engineers, working for the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, which administers the...
Francesco Hayez's 1867 oil on canvas painting

Tisha B’Av online series takes viewers to sites of Jewish tragedies

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In advance of Tisha B’Av, the World Mizrachi movement has launched new videos in its free online series titled “Kinot on Location.” Organization representatives based in Israel and around the world provide explanations and insights...
Canadian Jewish soldiers in Palestine with workers and children from Ben Shemen on Tu B'Shvat in 1919. The sign quotes from Leviticus: "When you come to the Land, you shall plant...” Photo courtesy of Israeldailypicture.com

The Little-known Christian, Nebraskan roots of Tu B’Shvat

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It’s a little-known quirk of timing and history that the transformation of Tu B’Shvat, which in 2017 fell on Feb. 11, from an obscure Kabbalistic holiday to its current incarnation can trace its origins...