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In the world of Jewish translators, she was known as a mentor and a giant
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (68+ words) Barbara Harshav, acclaimed translator of works by Agnon, Amichai and Sutzkever, dies at 85 Print in a simple, ad-free format Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format Barbara Harshav, widely considered one of the most important translators of Jewish literature of…...
Knesset committee advances law enshrining Torah studies as a 'fundamental value"
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (153+ words) The Basic Law: Torah Study is set for a final Knesset vote next week after Haredi lawmakers dropped the original draft equating Torah students with IDF soldiers " The deputy AG said lawmakers would have to explain the practical significance of…...
'We need allies, not just more security cameras' " Reform movement head Rick Jacobs on the growing 'isolation' of U. S. Jews
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (26+ words) The far-right religious Netanyahu government is doing its best to "push away" liberal non-Orthodox American Jews from Israel, said Rabbi Rick Jacobs, leader of...
Israel advances bill legalizing gender segregation in colleges
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (78+ words) Bill allowing separate graduate tracks for Haredi students clears key hurdle, drawing fierce opposition protests over the exclusion of women from campus spaces Print in a simple, ad-free format Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format The Knesset Education, Culture…...
Opinion | A fourth of July reminder: American Jews aren't subjects of Israel
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (113+ words) Haaretz Print in a simple, ad-free format Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format America is celebrating this weekend its 250th anniversary. Amidst the festivities, we are commemorating one of the country's founding principles: government derives its legitimacy from the consent…...
The gift Jews gave to America on its 100th birthday in 1876
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (103+ words) Haaretz Print in a simple, ad-free format Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format On the eve of July 4, 1876, a New York broadside marked America's centennial with something extraordinary: the first Hebrew poem to probe the essence of America. The…...
Opinion | The unholy politics of Israel's Kosher food industry
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (28+ words) Sixty-eight percent of Israeli Jews say they eat Kosher food. Most will ask to see a Kashrut certificate (hechsher) when dining out. But how much will Israelis...
'I wanted to be Jewish, a Tel Avivian. October 7 felt like a knife in the back"
1+ week, 1+ day ago (104+ words) 'I wanted to be Jewish, a Tel Avivian. October 7 felt like a knife in the back' Haaretz 'I Wanted to Be Jewish, to Be a Tel Avivian. But October 7 Felt Like a Knife in the Back' Print in a simple,…...
IDF cadets describe religious nationalist ideological tilt in training
1+ week, 2+ day ago (120+ words) Cadets said educational seminars are consistently held at religious academies in the West Bank or in religious kibbutzim. In one instance, a former senior IDF commander said in a lecture that 'there are no uninvolved civilians in Gaza' Cadets and…...
'Studying is resistance': The library where Palestinian children can feel safe
1+ week, 2+ day ago (158+ words) Haaretz 'Studying Is a Form of Resistance': The Library Where Palestinian Children Can Feel Safe Print in a simple, ad-free format Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format As settler pressure closes in on the Palestinian village of Umm al-Khair,…...