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1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (268+ words) Jerusalem Municipality officials approved adding the name of Shira Banki, who was murdered at the 2015 Jerusalem Pride Parade, to the city's official names registry, and gave initial backing to commemorate her in the area where the attack took place, the…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago  (325+ words) There is something unusual about the book of Esther that most people, even those who have heard the story many times, never quite register. God's name does not appear in it. Not once. In a canon where the divine presence…...

2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (884+ words) There is an old Jewish joke: A Jewish man is stranded alone on a desert island for fifteen years. One day, a ship appears on the horizon. Rescue at last. Before leaving, he asks the captain to take one final…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago  (806+ words) Labour has accused the Greens of sectarianism in their campaign Cabinet ministers reportedly fear that the Green Party's focus on'Gaza in its campaign for tomorrow's by-election in Gorton and Denton could cost Labour the seat. "The Greens are whipping up…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago  (639+ words) For 843 days, the global Jewish community was living in between the horror of October 7 and the unknown horizon of the proverbial October 8. We reminded each other regularly, it's still October 7. Yes, time was passing by, a shocking 843 days separating us…...

3+ hour, 58+ min ago  (582+ words) " " " | February 25, 2026 Send beautifully curated Mishloach Monos and Purim gifts to family and friends anywhere in Australia. We deliver across Australia on Purim day. Choose from our premium large or medium-sized gift boxes and festive L'Chaim flute, all elegantly presented. View…...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago  (976+ words) It's not every day that you see a match that ends in an 8-2 scoreline. It's rare in the game of ice hockey, but in soccer? It's nearly impossible. So when Beitar Jerusalem started to score, score, and score some more…...

4+ hour, 46+ min ago  (748+ words) I was walking out of the Old City recently, and my mind turned to Rabbi Reuven Biermacher. He taught three classes at Aish that fateful day in 2015. A wonderful man with seven children, he did what thousands do every day…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago  (503+ words) Deshawn Pink, a sophomore at Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy in Tamarac, didn't know the scope of the the collaboration between Jewish and Black communities in the '60s to build a more equitable country. He recently spent a full school day learning of…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago  (226+ words) February 25, 2026 10:00 am CHARLESTON " Community members and faith leaders will gather on Thursday, February 26, at 6 p.m. at the Unitarian Church in Charleston for an interfaith vigil titled "Immigrants Are Welcome Here." The event is interfaith, multi-lingual, and open to the public. Leaders…...