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One out of seven Jews worldwide are haredi | Israel National News
How many haredim leave the community? Study finds 80% of Jewish population growth is from haredi sector. 1/4 of Jews will be haredi by 2040.
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Why No Tefillin at Night or on Shabbat? - Tefillin
Tefillin are worn daily by Jewish men and boys aged 13 and older, except for on Shabbat and Torah holidays.
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What It’s Like to Be a New Jewish Arrival in Utah
Entrepreneur Mort Fertel shares how he and his family have turned Salt Lake City into home
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Poll: US Jews worried about antisemitism, ignorant about Israel
Ninety-three percent of American Jews are concerned with the current levels of antisemitism in the United States, with nearly
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Jerusalem Stone: What Is It, and Why Is It Used?
I saw that Jewish organization will be built with “Jerusalem stone.” What exactly is it and is there a custom to specifically use Jerusalem stone?
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Circumcision, Berzerkeley, and the Power of Five Minutes - Jewish Life
Rabbi Chanan Feld was a towering fixture of my childhood—my friend’s father, and my father’s friend. He had the cuddly torso of a teddy bear, the magical beard of a wizard, and the twinkling eyes of a Rebbe. This is how I remember him.
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Israeli and US Military Bands Come Together Online to Play ‘Hatikvah’ for Holocaust Survivor
Photo: Screenshot. With Israeli Independence Day and the anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp coinciding on Wednesday, …
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04/22 Links Pt2: Sermons in Solitude: Jews of Faith Are Never Alone; Let us remember what the survivors are unable to forget; Israeli Police Publicly Salute Holocaust Survivors Confined to Their Homes Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
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Worldwide population of 14.7 million Jews falls short of pre-war numbers
World Jewry reached a population of 16.6 million right before the start of World War II in 1939.
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My Journey From Pakistani Muslim to Jerusalemite Jew - Stories of Return
My parents were secular Muslims who respected their religion; we all prayed and observed the holidays and some of the fasts. I turned out to be the most religious of the four daughters
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Naomi Campbell Honors the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Again | Israellycool
Naomi Campbell has just posted the following on social media
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The Sderot Bar-Mitzvah Under Rocket Fire from Hamas
A mother tells about her son's Bar-Mitzvah celebration on Shabbat interrupted by the Hamas rocket fire on their city Sderot.
