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Oct 21

Scholars at Tel Aviv University are using digital technologies to piece together more than 350,00... -

Scholars at Tel Aviv University are using digital technologies to piece together more than 350,000 fragments of the famous Cairo Geniza, a collection of ancient and medieval Jewish writings…

Oct 19

Re: Young Israeli art student scam in South Africa? -

Very much so, Pamela. We also had them at our door just a few evenings ago.

Jan 26

McCarthyism - Israeli style | The Jewish Chronicle (via shareaholic) -

McCarthyism - Israeli style | The Jewish Chronicle

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When did Standard Bank’s Internet Banking become so bloody useless? Just tried to log on and got ... -

When did Standard Bank’s Internet Banking become so bloody useless? Just tried to log on and got the error message “Technical Error: Please try again later”. Fair enough. A split second later,…

Jan 05

Re: Israel's first eco-friendly road | briefs -

Great. Now we just need a little more emphasis on getting Israelis out of their cars, and (back) onto busses, trains and light rail!

Dec 31

Herzl and the municipal rabbis - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News (via shareaholic) -

Herzl and the municipal rabbis - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

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Dec 29

Israel's 'self-delegitimization,' apartheid and the settlement building boom | The Jewish Week Je... -

Israel’s ‘self-delegitimization,’ apartheid and the settlement building boom | The Jewish Week

Jeff termed actions like these “Israel’s self-delegitimization movement,” which is the inverse of…

Dec 24

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What Victory Looks Like

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Nov 11

Army converts are latest to be dragged into Israel’s conversion wars | JTA - Jewish & Israel News -

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Bullshit. A person who converts and does not fulfil the mitzvot may be considered a bad Jew, but he or she is still a Jew.

Israel Eichler, a former Knesset member from the haredi…

Nov 08

As College Crisis Looms, Time To Rethink Goals | The Jewish Week What should Jews do about this? ... -

As College Crisis Looms, Time To Rethink Goals | The Jewish Week What should Jews do about this? First, Jews and others should recognize the situation for what it is. Private colleges and…

Nov 04

I never thought I’d see the day when reports like this from Israel would become commonplace (from... -

I never thought I’d see the day when reports like this from Israel would become commonplace (from the latest Women of the Wall newsletter):“Along with commemorating the anniversary of the first…

Re: A List of Little Reminders to Reduce Your Household Garbage -

You’re absolutely right when it comes to electrical appliances and electronic devices! I was thinking more of things like clothing, furniture, mechanical devices, etc. Also devices such as PCs with…

Nov 03

Shalom Hartman Institute - Jewish Scholarship, Education, Leadership for Israel, Diaspora The ult... -

Shalom Hartman Institute - Jewish Scholarship, Education, Leadership for Israel, Diaspora

The ultra-Orthodox community understands the political process and recognizes the need for compromise but…

Nov 02

Some people ask questions, not to be enlightened, but to give themselves a platform. I attended a... -

Some people ask questions, not to be enlightened, but to give themselves a platform. I attended a Torah Breakfast at my synagogue on Saturday and a number of times had to combat the urge to ask “is…

The Chief Rabbinate Is Over | The Jewish Week The Rabbinate's resolution, besides transgressing t... -

The Chief Rabbinate Is Over | The Jewish Week

The Rabbinate’s resolution, besides transgressing the biblical prohibition of oppressing converts, (reason enough to reject it), clearly demonstrates…