UMAN, Ukraine (JTA) — Yaakov Bermann made his way from Jerusalem to this Ukrainian city in time for Rosh Hashanah this year, when the population swells with pilgrims seeking to pray at the grave of the Hasidic rabbi Nachman of…
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Annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Uman clouded by arrests of yeshiva students in Israel
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Official: US privately cautioned against annexation, but Israel thinks conversation not over
Luxembourg, Malta and Andorra declare recognition of Palestinian state following France and others * Egypt says it will host Gaza reconstruction conference once ceasefire reached
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Israeli army detonates 17 booby-trapped vehicles daily in Gaza
The scene of an Israeli attack on the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood in Gaza City (Mohammed Nassar/Anadolu) Reposted from Euro Med Monitor, September 21, 2025
Over the past week, the Israeli army has detonated around 120 booby-trapped vehicles…
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A Cardinal Function of the Zionist Movement
History of Modern Israel: From the Emergence of Zionism to Our Time.
Click for more information about Jewish Studies 121A.001 (Jewish Studies)By David Miller, Reposted from Mint Press News, September 16, 2025
What is the function of the…
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What Kind of Life Awaits the Six Babies Born in Gaza This Weekend
A Palestinian woman comforts another holding the body of her baby, killed in Israeli strikes on the the Abou Mahadi family home in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on April 28, 2025. Others will drift with their families from tent to tent,…
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Yarden Bibas dedicates Rosh Hashanah post to his family
Yarden Bibas dedicates Rosh Hashanah post to his family | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel News”Shiri, Ariel and Kfir – I love you most in the world, always in the world,” he wrote in an Erev Rosh Hashanah Instagram post. Yarden Bibas…
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US vetoes ceasefire resolution amidst genocide for a sixth time
Palestinians inspect the scale of destruction after al-Ghafri Tower is completely destroyed as a result of the Israeli attacks on Gaza City, Gaza on September 15, 2025. (Hamza Z. H. Qraiqea – Anadolu Agency) Reposted from Amnesty…
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The West Bank Could Cease to Exist With Israeli ‘E1’ Plan
“There will be no Palestinian state,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on September 11, attending a ceremony in the heart of the West Bank held at the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim.
Fast forward to the following Tuesday,…
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As Israel and Syria negotiate security deal, Sharaa balks at potential normalization
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, visiting New York for the UN General Assembly, voiced hope Monday for a security deal that eases tensions with Israel but he played down the prospect of recognition.
Sharaa, formerly the head of a jihadi…
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New High Holidays children’s books take place in Uganda, Hong Kong and a Sephardic home
JTA — A laugh-out-loud Sukkot story that reimagines the classic tale of the three little pigs; an inspiring work of historical fiction story about a Jewish family in Vienna fleeing Nazi persecution and becoming refugees in Shanghai; and a…
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