Two members of the hasidic Agudat Yisrael’s Council of Torah Sages – the Sanz Rebbe and the Modzhitz Rebbe – visited Lithuanian-haredi leader Rabbi Dov Lando’s home in Bnei Brak for a meeting focused on their party’s position on the Draft Law.
Category: 1. Israel
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A medical system’s path forward after October 7
Straight from Gidon Melamed, executive director of the Hadassah Offices in Israel, comes a year-end update on the Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO).
Melamed first reflects on HMO’s initial response to the October 7, 2023, massacre, which…
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Weizmann Institute, Nvidia develop diabetes prediction model
An article published in “Nature” presents a new model that can predict the risk of diabetes 12 years in advance, based on data collected from continuous glucose monitoring.
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How Letitia James found her courage only when Jews fought back
In New York City, synagogues require police barricades and families hide Stars of David under their coats due to violent anti-Israel protestors, but NY’s attorney general acted only against Betar, the group which fought back. Opinion.
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Kibbutz Be’eri chooses single burned-out house to bear testimony to October 7
Kibbutz Be’eri has selected the house that will remain standing as a testament to the horrors of October 7, 2023, a month after residents voted to demolish all but one of the homes destroyed during the Hamas onslaught on the Gaza-adjacent…
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‘His return is part of phase one, we are worried’
Dudu Zioni, the uncle of slain hostage Ran Gvili, said in an interview with ynet Studio that “we must not move to phase two, his return is part of phase one.” Zioni added: “255 hostages are being returned and Ran is one of them. Once we move to…
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4.2-magnitude earthquake triggers sirens in Dead Sea, southern Negev areas
Home Front Command sounded sirens after an earthquake shook the area of the Dead Sea and the southern Negev. According to the Geological Survey of Israel, the earthquake which struck at 9 A.M. on Thursday, measured magnitude 4.2
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Magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Dimona jolts south and central Israel
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck southern Israel on Thursday morning, triggering alerts in the Dead Sea region and sending tremors felt as far north as central Israel, according to authorities and residents.
The quake occurred at about 9 a.m….
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Over 200 young immigrants arrive in Israel seeking new life — and love
A group of 213 young immigrants from around the world arrived in Israel this week, many hoping to build a new life — and find love.
The new arrivals, most of them single and including 85 from France, are beginning their journey at Ulpan Etzion,…
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Security echelon estimates: US strike won't necessarily lead to attack on Israel
Immediate threat to Israel from possible US strike on Iran, high alert maintained.
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