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Russian Prisoner of Zion Anatoly Altman dies at age 77

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Former Prisoner of Zion Anatoly Altman, one of a group of Jews arrested by Soviet officials for attempting to hijack a plane to Israel, died on Thursday in Haifa. He was 77 years old. Born...
A collage of Hanukkah crafts projects for children. Credit: Pinterest.

8 ways to celebrate Hanukkah that don’t involve gifts

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Despite Hanukkah being one of the few Jewish holidays not mentioned in the Torah, it gets a lot of play—pun intended. Shmuel Arnold of Baltimore recalls how while growing up in a secular Jewish...

Epsteins donate $1 million to UC San Diego

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Daniel and Phyllis Epstein’s move to La Jolla in 1986 started them on a path to becoming loyal advocates and supporters for their neighbor, the University of California San Diego. “UC San Diego is so...
IDF reserve soldiers seen making food in a staging area near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on July 20, 2014, during Israel's “Operation Protective Edge.” Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90

IDF starts new department for interested female soldiers: Army Kashrut

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Women enlisting in the Israel Defense Forces will now have a new department available in which they can fulfill their years of service: Army Kashrut. For the first time, women will be able to fill...

Bohemian Channukah, an adaptation to Queen’s classic.

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United by a strong Jewish identity and driven by the mission of connecting Jews from all over the world with their heritage through music, the a cappella professional group Six13 is the origin of...
Johan’s Ark in the Netherlands. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Life-size Noah’s Ark may be heading to Israel

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A Dutch man who spent four years and $1.6 million to build an exact replica of Noah’s Ark says he will sail the 2,500-ton seafaring vessel to Israel. Johan Huibers, 60, a devout Christian from...

Israel and U.S. share Hanukkah stamp design

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By now, many people have noticed that on sale at the U.S. Post Office is this year’s Hanukkah stamp, which features a papercut version of the 9-branched menorah (one arm being the shamash) set...
Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg (right) officiates at a wedding in Mumbai as his wife, Rivka (left) looks on. The Holtzbergs, the founders and directors of Chabad-Lubavitch of Mumbai, were killed along with four guests during a brutal attack on their center 10 years ago. Credit: Chabad.org.

Tragedy and resolve: 10 years after Mumbai terror

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Ten years ago, on a cold, overcast Friday morning in Brooklyn, N.Y., reporters filled the lobby of the Jewish Children’s Museum for a hastily arranged press conference. The previous 48 tense, unsettling hours had jumped...
Children land at Ben-Gurion Airport and are greeted by Nefesh B'Nefesh co-founders Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart, as well as Israel's Minister of Aliyah and Integration, Sofa Landver. Credit: Photo by Shahar Azran.

Nefesh B’Nefesh to hold winter ‘aliyah’ fairs in US

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Nefesh B’Nefesh will provide prospective immigrants to Israel with the opportunity to have questions about aliyahanswered under one roof at informational fairs in major American cities in December. The fairs will be held in cooperation...
United Hatzalah “Ten Kavod” volunteers from Kfar Saba set out on a mission to improve an elderly water sports enthusiast’s quality of life by helping him experience the sea in a way he had not done since a life-changing double amputation. November 2018. Credit: United Hatzalah.

‘A Team of Angels’: Helping an amputee find a reason to live

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Two weeks ago, United Hatzalah “Ten Kavod” volunteers from Kfar Saba set out on a mission to dramatically improve an elderly water-sports enthusiast’s quality of life by helping him experience the sea in a...