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Yeshivah students study at the Kamenitz Yeshiva in Jerusalem on July 25, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Netanyahu nixes proposed Basic Law on Torah study

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A bill proposed on Tuesday to define Torah study as a "core state value" is "off the table and will not be advanced," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud Party, after members...
United Torah Judaism Party leader Yitzhak Goldknopf heads to the podium at the Knesset in Jerusalem, Dec. 29, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

UTJ bill would make Torah study ‘core state value,’ enshrine draft exemptions

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The United Torah Judaism Party on Tuesday proposed the passage of a quasi-constitutional Basic Law that would define Torah study as a “core state value," in a bid to effectively place on par the...
Cheese wheels. Credit: PIxabay.

Remains of the day: Cheese, in all its glorious forms

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According to tradition, Shavuot—the two-day holiday that begins on the eve of the evening of May 25, the sixth day of the Jewish month of Sivan—marks the Israelites’ receiving of the Ten Commandments at...
Sixteen religious women scholars took the test following a petition to the High Court of Justice on their behalf. Courtesy.

Historic first: Women take Israeli state exam in Jewish religious law

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For the first time in Israel’s history, the Ministry of Religious Affairs administered an exam for women Torah scholars to test their expertise in halachah, or Jewish religious law. In mid-November, 16 women sat for...
An Israeli family celebrates Shavuot in Tzur Hadassah on May 30, 2017. Photo By Nati Shohat/Flash90.

Eight fun facts about Shavuot in Israel

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Now that summer is upon us, it’s time to get ready for what many consider to be the best holiday on the Jewish calendar: Shavuot. Coming seven weeks after Passover (Shavuot means “weeks” in...
Cream cheese vs. cottage cheese. Credit: Pixabay.

Cheesecake, dairy, coffee and the evolution of a holiday

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As the story goes, in 1929, New York restauranteur Arnold Reuben sampled a “cheese pie” at a party and asked for the recipe. He proceeded to modify it, substituting cream cheese for cottage cheese...
Celebrating the recent inauguration of the Congressional Caucus for Torah Values in Washington, D.C., are (from left) Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.); Caucus co-chair Don Bacon (R-Neb.); Rabbi Dovid Hofstedter, founder of Dirshu; Caucus co-chair Henry Cuellar (D-Texas); Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.); and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.). Credit: Sruly Saftlas.

Orthodox group joins lawmakers to form caucus promoting Torah values, battling anti-Semitism

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Members of both parties in Congress inaugurated a new Congressional Caucus on Monday to focus on Jewish issues such as the rise of anti-Semitism and unfair treatment in Jewish communities. According to a news release...
Rabbi Levi Lipinski with student Nathanael Ghez. Credit: Courtesy.

Turning the page on a different kind of bar mitzvah learning

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When Marina and Vladimir Druskin of Boston began planning for their son Mark’s bar mitzvah, they knew who their ideal Torah teacher would be. The only problem was that their go-to educator, Rabbi Levi...
The online Torah lesson organized by Yeshivat HaKotel. Photo: Yeshivat HaKotel.

More than 100,000 viewers worldwide tune in to online Torah event

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More than 100,000 viewers worldwide tuned into a series of online lessons hosted this week by Yeshivat HaKotel, a major religious Zionist hesder yeshivah located across from the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City. Dubbed the “Jewish...

Dirshu World Siyum: The greatest revenge against enemies of the Jewish people

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As a proud New Yorker and a proud Jew, I have been horrified to witness the surge in anti-Semitism that has been gripping our nation, specifically in the New York and New Jersey area,...